# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Orkney Islands (KOI)

> 8,218 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,218 km / 5,106 mi / 4,437 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 339° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 136° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United Kingdom
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 04:09 in Dar es Salaam, it's 02:09 in Orkney Islands)
- **Elevation difference**: 132 ft (KOI 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

### [Kirkwall Airport (KOI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/koi-orkney-islands-kirkwall-airport/1ef266de-c4fd-6956-bffa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Orkney Islands, United Kingdom
- ICAO: EGPA
- Timezone: Europe/London
- Coordinates: 58.960000, -2.900000
- Elevation: 50 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 04:09 in Dar es Salaam, it's 02:09 in Orkney Islands.

## 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)
- [Kirkwall Airport (KOI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/koi-orkney-islands-kirkwall-airport/1ef266de-c4fd-6956-bffa-06bb2780ed98)
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