# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to RAAF Base Curtin (DCN)

> 9,211 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,211 km / 5,723 mi / 4,973 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 265° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 11:27 in Dar es Salaam, it's 16:27 in RAAF Base Curtin)
- **Elevation difference**: 118 ft (DCN is higher than DAR)

## Airports

### [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

### [RAAF Base Curtin (DCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dcn-raaf-base-curtin/1ef266e0-0894-6ce0-ac7b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: RAAF Base Curtin, Australia
- ICAO: YCIN
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -17.580000, 123.830000
- Elevation: 300 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 11:27 in Dar es Salaam, it's 16:27 in RAAF Base Curtin.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [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)
- [RAAF Base Curtin (DCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dcn-raaf-base-curtin/1ef266e0-0894-6ce0-ac7b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)