# Distance from Avu Avu Airport (AVU) to Luanda (LAD)

> 15,828 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,828 km / 9,835 mi / 8,546 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 241° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 119° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Solomon Islands) → Angola
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 16:27 in Avu Avu Airport, it's 06:27 in Luanda)
- **Elevation difference**: 218 ft (LAD is higher than AVU)

## Airports

### [Avu Avu Airport (AVU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/avu-avu-avu-airport/1ef266de-9865-6a42-8a52-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Avu Avu Airport, Solomon Islands
- ICAO: AGGJ
- Timezone: Pacific/Guadalcanal
- Coordinates: -9.870000, 160.410000
- Elevation: 25 ft

### [Quatro De Fevereiro Airport (LAD)](https://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

## 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 16:27 in Avu Avu Airport, it's 06:27 in Luanda.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Avu Avu Airport (AVU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/avu-avu-avu-airport/1ef266de-9865-6a42-8a52-06bb2780ed98)
- [Quatro De Fevereiro Airport (LAD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lad-luanda-quatro-de-fevereiro-airport/1ef266de-dcc9-6300-b233-06bb2780ed98)
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