# Distance from Luanda (LAD) to Ponta Delgada (PDL)

> 6,571 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,571 km / 4,083 mi / 3,548 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 134° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → Portugal
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 09:21 in Luanda, it's 08:21 in Ponta Delgada)
- **Elevation difference**: 16 ft (PDL 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

### [Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdl-ponta-delgada-joao-paulo-ii-airport/1ef266df-55d3-6e76-8d3d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
- ICAO: LPPD
- Timezone: Atlantic/Azores
- Coordinates: 37.740000, -25.700000
- Elevation: 259 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 09:21 in Luanda, it's 08:21 in Ponta Delgada.

## Related

- [Quatro De Fevereiro Airport (LAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lad-luanda-quatro-de-fevereiro-airport/1ef266de-dcc9-6300-b233-06bb2780ed98)
- [Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdl-ponta-delgada-joao-paulo-ii-airport/1ef266df-55d3-6e76-8d3d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)