# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Galle (KCT)

> 4,782 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,782 km / 2,971 mi / 2,582 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.5h (When it's 10:57 in Dar es Salaam, it's 13:27 in Galle)
- **Elevation difference**: 172 ft (KCT is lower 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

### [Koggala Airport (KCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kct-galle-koggala-airport/1ef266df-ef77-69b0-94bb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Galle, Sri Lanka
- ICAO: VCCK
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates: 5.990000, 80.320000
- Elevation: 10 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 10:57 in Dar es Salaam, it's 13:27 in Galle.

## 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)
- [Koggala Airport (KCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kct-galle-koggala-airport/1ef266df-ef77-69b0-94bb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)