# Distance from Culiacan (CUL) to Dar es Salaam (DAR)

> 15,952 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,952 km / 9,912 mi / 8,613 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 303° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Tanzania
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 18:50 in Culiacan, it's 04:50 in Dar es Salaam)
- **Elevation difference**: 74 ft (DAR is higher than CUL)

## Airports

### [Federal de Bachigualato International Airport (CUL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cul-culiacan-federal-de-bachigualato-international-airport/1ef266df-6135-697c-9e48-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Culiacan, Mexico
- ICAO: MMCL
- Timezone: America/Mazatlan
- Coordinates: 24.760000, -107.470000
- Elevation: 108 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 18:50 in Culiacan, it's 04:50 in Dar es Salaam.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Federal de Bachigualato International Airport (CUL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cul-culiacan-federal-de-bachigualato-international-airport/1ef266df-6135-697c-9e48-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)