# Distance from Luanda (LAD) to Columbia/Mount Pleasant (MRC)

> 11,518 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,518 km / 7,157 mi / 6,219 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 91° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 21:36 in Luanda, it's 15:36 in Columbia/Mount Pleasant)
- **Elevation difference**: 438 ft (MRC 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

### [Maury County Regional Airport (MRC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mrc-columbiamount-pleasant-maury-county-regional-airport/1ef266df-2c29-6d3c-b03a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Columbia/Mount Pleasant, United States
- ICAO: KMRC
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 35.550000, -87.180000
- Elevation: 681 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 21:36 in Luanda, it's 15:36 in Columbia/Mount Pleasant.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Quatro De Fevereiro Airport (LAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lad-luanda-quatro-de-fevereiro-airport/1ef266de-dcc9-6300-b233-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maury County Regional Airport (MRC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mrc-columbiamount-pleasant-maury-county-regional-airport/1ef266df-2c29-6d3c-b03a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)