# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Durango (DRO)

> 15,274 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,274 km / 9,491 mi / 8,247 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 12:41 in Dar es Salaam, it's 03:41 in Durango)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,507 ft (DRO 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

### [Durango-La Plata County Airport (DRO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dro-durango-durango-la-plata-county-airport/1ef266df-17b1-617a-9932-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Durango, United States
- ICAO: KDRO
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 37.150000, -107.750000
- Elevation: 6,689 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 12:41 in Dar es Salaam, it's 03:41 in Durango.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant 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)
- [Durango-La Plata County Airport (DRO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dro-durango-durango-la-plata-county-airport/1ef266df-17b1-617a-9932-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)