# Distance from Luanda (LAD) to Rafaela (RAF)

> 8,051 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,051 km / 5,002 mi / 4,347 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 240° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 90° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 07:51 in Luanda, it's 03:51 in Rafaela)
- **Elevation difference**: 82 ft (RAF 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

### [Rafaela Airport (RAF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/raf-rafaela-rafaela-airport/1ef266df-9184-6fba-800c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rafaela, Argentina
- ICAO: SAFR
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Cordoba
- Coordinates: -31.280000, -61.500000
- Elevation: 325 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 07:51 in Luanda, it's 03:51 in Rafaela.
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)
- [Rafaela Airport (RAF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/raf-rafaela-rafaela-airport/1ef266df-9184-6fba-800c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)