# Distance from Luanda (LAD) to Shimojishima Airport (SHI)

> 12,624 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,624 km / 7,844 mi / 6,817 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 67° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 271° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 02:02 in Luanda, it's 10:02 in Shimojishima Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 189 ft (SHI is lower 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

### [Shimojishima Airport (SHI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shi-shimojishima-airport/1ef266df-8e86-6de0-a638-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shimojishima Airport, Japan
- ICAO: RORS
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 24.830000, 125.140000
- Elevation: 54 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 02:02 in Luanda, it's 10:02 in Shimojishima Airport.
With a 8-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)
- [Shimojishima Airport (SHI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shi-shimojishima-airport/1ef266df-8e86-6de0-a638-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)