# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Elkins (EKN)

> 12,985 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,985 km / 8,069 mi / 7,011 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 14:05 in Dar es Salaam, it's 07:05 in Elkins)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,805 ft (EKN 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

### [Elkins/Randolph County (Jennings Randolph Field) Airport (EKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ekn-elkins-elkinsrandolph-county-jennings-randolph-field-airport/1ef266df-19aa-6db4-a18c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Elkins, United States
- ICAO: KEKN
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 38.890000, -79.860000
- Elevation: 1,987 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 14:05 in Dar es Salaam, it's 07:05 in Elkins.
With a 7-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)
- [Elkins/Randolph County (Jennings Randolph Field) Airport (EKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ekn-elkins-elkinsrandolph-county-jennings-randolph-field-airport/1ef266df-19aa-6db4-a18c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)