# Distance from Luanda (LAD) to Yakutsk (YKS)

> 12,236 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,236 km / 7,603 mi / 6,607 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 20:33 in Luanda, it's 04:33 in Yakutsk)
- **Elevation difference**: 82 ft (YKS 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

### [Yakutsk Airport (YKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yks-yakutsk-yakutsk-airport/1ef266df-e4c3-6cbc-bf66-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yakutsk, Russia
- ICAO: UEEE
- Timezone: Asia/Yakutsk
- Coordinates: 62.090000, 129.770000
- Elevation: 325 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 20:33 in Luanda, it's 04:33 in Yakutsk.
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)
- [Yakutsk Airport (YKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yks-yakutsk-yakutsk-airport/1ef266df-e4c3-6cbc-bf66-06bb2780ed98)
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