# Distance from Luanda (LAD) to Ahmed Al Jaber AB (XIJ)

> 5,602 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,602 km / 3,481 mi / 3,025 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 227° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → Kuwait
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 01:18 in Luanda, it's 03:18 in Ahmed Al Jaber AB)
- **Elevation difference**: 166 ft (XIJ 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

### [Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (XIJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xij-ahmed-al-jaber-ab-ahmed-al-jaber-air-base/1ef266df-7fe5-6520-9a18-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ahmed Al Jaber AB, Kuwait
- ICAO: OKAJ
- Timezone: Asia/Kuwait
- Coordinates: 28.930000, 47.790000
- Elevation: 409 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 01:18 in Luanda, it's 03:18 in Ahmed Al Jaber AB.

## Related

- [Quatro De Fevereiro Airport (LAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lad-luanda-quatro-de-fevereiro-airport/1ef266de-dcc9-6300-b233-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (XIJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xij-ahmed-al-jaber-ab-ahmed-al-jaber-air-base/1ef266df-7fe5-6520-9a18-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)