# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Gilgit (GIL)

> 6,009 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,009 km / 3,734 mi / 3,244 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Pakistan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 02:56 in Dar es Salaam, it's 04:56 in Gilgit)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,614 ft (GIL 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

### [Gilgit Airport (GIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gil-gilgit-gilgit-airport/1ef266df-81d4-6c32-9bec-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gilgit, Pakistan
- ICAO: OPGT
- Timezone: Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates: 35.920000, 74.330000
- Elevation: 4,796 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:56 in Dar es Salaam, it's 04:56 in Gilgit.

## 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)
- [Gilgit Airport (GIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gil-gilgit-gilgit-airport/1ef266df-81d4-6c32-9bec-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)