# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Lord Howe Island (LDH)

> 12,346 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,346 km / 7,671 mi / 6,666 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 128° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7.5h (When it's 16:31 in Dar es Salaam, it's 00:01 in Lord Howe Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 177 ft (LDH 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

### [Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ldh-lord-howe-island-lord-howe-island-airport/1ef266e0-10d4-654a-ad97-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lord Howe Island, Australia
- ICAO: YLHI
- Timezone: Australia/Lord_Howe
- Coordinates: -31.540000, 159.080000
- Elevation: 5 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 16:31 in Dar es Salaam, it's 00:01 in Lord Howe Island.
With a 7.5-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)
- [Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ldh-lord-howe-island-lord-howe-island-airport/1ef266e0-10d4-654a-ad97-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)