# Distance from Luanda (LAD) to Ixtapa (ZIH)

> 12,910 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,910 km / 8,022 mi / 6,971 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 285° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 91° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 03:26 in Luanda, it's 20:26 in Ixtapa)
- **Elevation difference**: 217 ft (ZIH 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

### [Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zih-ixtapa-ixtapa-zihuatanejo-international-airport/1ef266df-6278-644c-8f82-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ixtapa, Mexico
- ICAO: MMZH
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 17.600000, -101.460000
- Elevation: 26 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 03:26 in Luanda, it's 20:26 in Ixtapa.
With a 7-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)
- [Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zih-ixtapa-ixtapa-zihuatanejo-international-airport/1ef266df-6278-644c-8f82-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)