# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Franca (FRC)

> 9,385 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,385 km / 5,832 mi / 5,067 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 250° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 95° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 07:40 in Dar es Salaam, it's 01:40 in Franca)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,110 ft (FRC 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

### [Franca Airport (FRC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/frc-franca-franca-airport/1ef266df-a884-6c06-81e4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Franca, Brazil
- ICAO: SIMK
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -20.590000, -47.380000
- Elevation: 3,292 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 07:40 in Dar es Salaam, it's 01:40 in Franca.
With a 6-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)
- [Franca Airport (FRC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/frc-franca-franca-airport/1ef266df-a884-6c06-81e4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)