# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Grand Island (GRI)

> 14,360 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,360 km / 8,923 mi / 7,754 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 319° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 60° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 09:02 in Dar es Salaam, it's 01:02 in Grand Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,665 ft (GRI 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

### [Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gri-grand-island-central-nebraska-regional-airport/1ef266df-1eeb-6f12-9a67-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Grand Island, United States
- ICAO: KGRI
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 40.970000, -98.310000
- Elevation: 1,847 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 09:02 in Dar es Salaam, it's 01:02 in Grand Island.
With a 8-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)
- [Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gri-grand-island-central-nebraska-regional-airport/1ef266df-1eeb-6f12-9a67-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)