# Distance from Luanda (LAD) to Melo (MLZ)

> 7,368 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,368 km / 4,578 mi / 3,978 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 238° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 85° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → Uruguay
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 09:40 in Luanda, it's 05:40 in Melo)
- **Elevation difference**: 121 ft (MLZ is higher 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

### [Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlz-melo-cerro-largo-international-airport/1ef266df-ce8b-6a4e-b445-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Melo, Uruguay
- ICAO: SUMO
- Timezone: America/Montevideo
- Coordinates: -32.340000, -54.220000
- Elevation: 364 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:40 in Luanda, it's 05:40 in Melo.
The 4-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)
- [Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlz-melo-cerro-largo-international-airport/1ef266df-ce8b-6a4e-b445-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)