# Distance from Buffalo (BUF) to Dar es Salaam (DAR)

> 12,783 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,783 km / 7,943 mi / 6,902 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Tanzania
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 22:57 in Buffalo, it's 05:57 in Dar es Salaam)
- **Elevation difference**: 545 ft (DAR is lower than BUF)

## Airports

### [Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buf-buffalo-buffalo-niagara-international-airport/1ef266df-1191-6c40-ba5f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buffalo, United States
- ICAO: KBUF
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 42.940000, -78.730000
- Elevation: 727 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 22:57 in Buffalo, it's 05:57 in Dar es Salaam.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buf-buffalo-buffalo-niagara-international-airport/1ef266df-1191-6c40-ba5f-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)