# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Houghton Lake (HTL)

> 13,193 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,193 km / 8,198 mi / 7,124 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 70° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 21:56 in Dar es Salaam, it's 14:56 in Houghton Lake)
- **Elevation difference**: 968 ft (HTL 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

### [Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial Airport (HTL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/htl-houghton-lake-roscommon-countyblodgett-memorial-airport/1ef266df-2198-61a2-b7d7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Houghton Lake, United States
- ICAO: KHTL
- Timezone: America/Detroit
- Coordinates: 44.400000, -84.700000
- Elevation: 1,150 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 21:56 in Dar es Salaam, it's 14:56 in Houghton Lake.
With a 7-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)
- [Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial Airport (HTL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/htl-houghton-lake-roscommon-countyblodgett-memorial-airport/1ef266df-2198-61a2-b7d7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)