# Distance from Luanda (LAD) to Sodankyla (SOT)

> 8,546 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,546 km / 5,310 mi / 4,615 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 5° (north)
- **Return heading**: 194° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → Finland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 16:32 in Luanda, it's 18:32 in Sodankyla)
- **Elevation difference**: 359 ft (SOT 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

### [Sodankyla Airport (SOT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sot-sodankyla-sodankyla-airport/1ef266de-c232-6460-a916-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sodankyla, Finland
- ICAO: EFSO
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates: 67.390000, 26.620000
- Elevation: 602 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 16:32 in Luanda, it's 18:32 in Sodankyla.

## Related

- [Quatro De Fevereiro Airport (LAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lad-luanda-quatro-de-fevereiro-airport/1ef266de-dcc9-6300-b233-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sodankyla Airport (SOT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sot-sodankyla-sodankyla-airport/1ef266de-c232-6460-a916-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)