# Distance from Luanda (LAD) to Shire (SHC)

> 3,760 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,760 km / 2,336 mi / 2,030 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → Ethiopia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 04:08 in Luanda, it's 06:08 in Shire)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,964 ft (SHC 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

### [Shire Airport (SHC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shc-shire-shire-airport/1ef266de-ea71-6a48-a549-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shire, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HASR
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 14.080000, 38.270000
- Elevation: 6,207 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 04:08 in Luanda, it's 06:08 in Shire.

## Related

- [Quatro De Fevereiro Airport (LAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lad-luanda-quatro-de-fevereiro-airport/1ef266de-dcc9-6300-b233-06bb2780ed98)
- [Shire Airport (SHC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shc-shire-shire-airport/1ef266de-ea71-6a48-a549-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)