# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Kuusamo (KAO)

> 8,143 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,143 km / 5,060 mi / 4,397 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 356° (north)
- **Return heading**: 170° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Finland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 08:29 in Dar es Salaam, it's 08:29 in Kuusamo)
- **Elevation difference**: 684 ft (KAO 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

### [Kuusamo Airport (KAO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kao-kuusamo-kuusamo-airport/1ef266de-c198-6ac2-8088-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kuusamo, Finland
- ICAO: EFKS
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates: 65.990000, 29.240000
- Elevation: 866 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.

## 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)
- [Kuusamo Airport (KAO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kao-kuusamo-kuusamo-airport/1ef266de-c198-6ac2-8088-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)