# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Ladysmith (LAY)

> 2,609 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,609 km / 1,621 mi / 1,409 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 201° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 24° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → South Africa
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 09:37 in Dar es Salaam, it's 08:37 in Ladysmith)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,366 ft (LAY 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

### [Ladysmith Airport (LAY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lay-ladysmith-ladysmith-airport/1ef266de-d308-6d20-80ce-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ladysmith, South Africa
- ICAO: FALY
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -28.580000, 29.750000
- Elevation: 3,548 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 09:37 in Dar es Salaam, it's 08:37 in Ladysmith.

## 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)
- [Ladysmith Airport (LAY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lay-ladysmith-ladysmith-airport/1ef266de-d308-6d20-80ce-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)