# Distance from Luanda (LAD) to Chetwynd (YCQ)

> 13,492 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,492 km / 8,384 mi / 7,285 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 332° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 13:44 in Luanda, it's 05:44 in Chetwynd)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,757 ft (YCQ 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

### [Chetwynd Airport (YCQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ycq-chetwynd-chetwynd-airport/1ef266de-af0f-66d0-8a54-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chetwynd, Canada
- ICAO: CYCQ
- Timezone: America/Dawson_Creek
- Coordinates: 55.690000, -121.630000
- Elevation: 2,000 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 13:44 in Luanda, it's 05:44 in Chetwynd.
With a 8-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)
- [Chetwynd Airport (YCQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ycq-chetwynd-chetwynd-airport/1ef266de-af0f-66d0-8a54-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)