# Distance from Luanda (LAD) to Sweetwater (SWW)

> 12,753 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,753 km / 7,925 mi / 6,886 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 302° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 85° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 20:55 in Luanda, it's 14:55 in Sweetwater)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,137 ft (SWW 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

### [Avenger Field (SWW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sww-sweetwater-avenger-field/1ef266df-3a03-61c4-8b14-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sweetwater, United States
- ICAO: KSWW
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 32.470000, -100.470000
- Elevation: 2,380 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 20:55 in Luanda, it's 14:55 in Sweetwater.
With a 6-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)
- [Avenger Field (SWW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sww-sweetwater-avenger-field/1ef266df-3a03-61c4-8b14-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)