# Distance from Luanda (LAD) to Lajes (TER)

> 6,738 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,738 km / 4,187 mi / 3,638 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 133° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → Portugal
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 17:21 in Luanda, it's 16:21 in Lajes)
- **Elevation difference**: 63 ft (TER 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

### [Lajes Field (TER)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ter-lajes-lajes-field/1ef266df-55a2-60ce-8e82-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lajes, Portugal
- ICAO: LPLA
- Timezone: Atlantic/Azores
- Coordinates: 38.760000, -27.090000
- Elevation: 180 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 17:21 in Luanda, it's 16:21 in Lajes.

## Related

- [Quatro De Fevereiro Airport (LAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lad-luanda-quatro-de-fevereiro-airport/1ef266de-dcc9-6300-b233-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lajes Field (TER)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ter-lajes-lajes-field/1ef266df-55a2-60ce-8e82-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)