# Distance from Luanda (LAD) to Maracaibo (MAR)

> 9,644 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,644 km / 5,992 mi / 5,207 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 281° (west)
- **Return heading**: 100° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → Venezuela
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 01:26 in Luanda, it's 20:26 in Maracaibo)
- **Elevation difference**: 4 ft (MAR is lower than LAD)

## Airports

### [Quatro De Fevereiro Airport (LAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lad-luanda-quatro-de-fevereiro-airport/1ef266de-dcc9-6300-b233-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Luanda, Angola
- ICAO: FNLU
- Timezone: Africa/Luanda
- Coordinates: -8.860000, 13.230000
- Elevation: 243 ft

### [La Chinita International Airport (MAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mar-maracaibo-la-chinita-international-airport/1ef266df-d21c-67a8-b3dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Maracaibo, Venezuela
- ICAO: SVMC
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- Coordinates: 10.560000, -71.730000
- Elevation: 239 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 01:26 in Luanda, it's 20:26 in Maracaibo.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Quatro De Fevereiro Airport (LAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lad-luanda-quatro-de-fevereiro-airport/1ef266de-dcc9-6300-b233-06bb2780ed98)
- [La Chinita International Airport (MAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mar-maracaibo-la-chinita-international-airport/1ef266df-d21c-67a8-b3dd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)