# Distance from Luanda (LAD) to Mandalay (VBC)

> 9,648 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,648 km / 5,995 mi / 5,210 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 67° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 259° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → Myanmar
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5.5h (When it's 03:31 in Luanda, it's 09:01 in Mandalay)
- **Elevation difference**: 9 ft (VBC 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

### [Chanmyathazi Airport (VBC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vbc-mandalay-chanmyathazi-airport/1ef266df-f6bf-6ef2-bda4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mandalay, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYCZ
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 21.940000, 96.090000
- Elevation: 252 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 03:31 in Luanda, it's 09:01 in Mandalay.
The 5.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Quatro De Fevereiro Airport (LAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lad-luanda-quatro-de-fevereiro-airport/1ef266de-dcc9-6300-b233-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chanmyathazi Airport (VBC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vbc-mandalay-chanmyathazi-airport/1ef266df-f6bf-6ef2-bda4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)