# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Kolwezi Airport (KWZ)

> 1,565 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,565 km / 972 mi / 845 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → DR Congo
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 22:54 in Dar es Salaam, it's 21:54 in Kolwezi Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,825 ft (KWZ 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

### [Kolwezi Airport (KWZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwz-kolwezi-airport/1ef266de-e4d3-6ea6-bdbc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kolwezi Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZQM
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -10.770000, 25.510000
- Elevation: 5,007 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 22:54 in Dar es Salaam, it's 21:54 in Kolwezi Airport.

## 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)
- [Kolwezi Airport (KWZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwz-kolwezi-airport/1ef266de-e4d3-6ea6-bdbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)