# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Kalkgurung Airport (KFG)

> 9,948 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,948 km / 6,182 mi / 5,372 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 263° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +6.5h (When it's 00:59 in Dar es Salaam, it's 07:29 in Kalkgurung Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 464 ft (KFG 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

### [Kalkgurung Airport (KFG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kfg-kalkgurung-airport/1ef266e0-0fc5-6cbc-a07f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kalkgurung Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YKKG
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -17.430000, 130.810000
- Elevation: 646 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 00:59 in Dar es Salaam, it's 07:29 in Kalkgurung Airport.
With a 6.5-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)
- [Kalkgurung Airport (KFG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kfg-kalkgurung-airport/1ef266e0-0fc5-6cbc-a07f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)