# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Forrest Airport (FOS)

> 9,513 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,513 km / 5,911 mi / 5,137 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 121° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 265° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 06:22 in Dar es Salaam, it's 11:22 in Forrest Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 329 ft (FOS 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

### [Forrest Airport (FOS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fos-forrest-airport/1ef266e0-0c4c-6982-8fc6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Forrest Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YFRT
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -30.840000, 128.120000
- Elevation: 511 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 06:22 in Dar es Salaam, it's 11:22 in Forrest Airport.
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)
- [Forrest Airport (FOS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fos-forrest-airport/1ef266e0-0c4c-6982-8fc6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)