# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Lafayette (LFT)

> 14,311 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,311 km / 8,893 mi / 7,727 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 304° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 22:52 in Dar es Salaam, it's 14:52 in Lafayette)
- **Elevation difference**: 140 ft (LFT 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

### [Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field (LFT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lft-lafayette-lafayette-regionalpaul-fournet-field/1ef266df-274a-66d6-bb48-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lafayette, United States
- ICAO: KLFT
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 30.210000, -91.990000
- Elevation: 42 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 22:52 in Dar es Salaam, it's 14:52 in Lafayette.
With a 8-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)
- [Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field (LFT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lft-lafayette-lafayette-regionalpaul-fournet-field/1ef266df-274a-66d6-bb48-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)