# Distance from Baucau (BCH) to Dar es Salaam (DAR)

> 9,589 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,589 km / 5,958 mi / 5,178 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 264° (west)
- **Return heading**: 98° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Timor-Leste) → Tanzania
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 12:39 in Baucau, it's 06:39 in Dar es Salaam)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,589 ft (DAR is lower than BCH)

## Airports

### [Cakung Airport (BCH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bch-baucau-cakung-airport/1ef266df-ff99-6e7e-9ede-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Baucau, Timor-Leste
- ICAO: WPEC
- Timezone: Asia/Dili
- Coordinates: -8.490000, 126.400000
- Elevation: 1,771 ft

### [Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere International Airport (DAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dar-dar-es-salaam-mwalimu-julius-k-nyerere-international-airport/1ef266de-ee83-6e10-bf35-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- ICAO: HTDA
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates: -6.880000, 39.200000
- Elevation: 182 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 12:39 in Baucau, it's 06:39 in Dar es Salaam.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cakung Airport (BCH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bch-baucau-cakung-airport/1ef266df-ff99-6e7e-9ede-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere International Airport (DAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dar-dar-es-salaam-mwalimu-julius-k-nyerere-international-airport/1ef266de-ee83-6e10-bf35-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)