# Distance from Luanda (LAD) to Sidney (SNY)

> 12,840 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,840 km / 7,978 mi / 6,933 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 17:41 in Luanda, it's 10:41 in Sidney)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,071 ft (SNY 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

### [Sidney Municipal/Lloyd W Carr Field (SNY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sny-sidney-sidney-municipallloyd-w-carr-field/1ef266df-392c-6e08-8623-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sidney, United States
- ICAO: KSNY
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 41.100000, -102.980000
- Elevation: 4,314 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 17:41 in Luanda, it's 10:41 in Sidney.
With a 7-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)
- [Sidney Municipal/Lloyd W Carr Field (SNY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sny-sidney-sidney-municipallloyd-w-carr-field/1ef266df-392c-6e08-8623-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)