# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Dikson (DKS)

> 9,388 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,388 km / 5,833 mi / 5,069 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 11° (north)
- **Return heading**: 221° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 00:36 in Dar es Salaam, it's 04:36 in Dikson)
- **Elevation difference**: 135 ft (DKS is lower 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

### [Dikson Airport (DKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dks-dikson-dikson-airport/1ef266df-e934-6b20-abd0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dikson, Russia
- ICAO: UODD
- Timezone: Asia/Krasnoyarsk
- Coordinates: 73.520000, 80.380000
- Elevation: 47 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 00:36 in Dar es Salaam, it's 04:36 in Dikson.
The 4-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)
- [Dikson Airport (DKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dks-dikson-dikson-airport/1ef266df-e934-6b20-abd0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)