# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Kinshasa (FIH)

> 2,643 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,643 km / 1,643 mi / 1,427 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 275° (west)
- **Return heading**: 97° (east)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → DR Congo
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 15:53 in Dar es Salaam, it's 13:53 in Kinshasa)
- **Elevation difference**: 845 ft (FIH 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

### [Ndjili International Airport (FIH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fih-kinshasa-ndjili-international-airport/1ef266de-e1b1-68d6-9101-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kinshasa, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZAA
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -4.390000, 15.440000
- Elevation: 1,027 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 15:53 in Dar es Salaam, it's 13:53 in Kinshasa.

## 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)
- [Ndjili International Airport (FIH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fih-kinshasa-ndjili-international-airport/1ef266de-e1b1-68d6-9101-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)