# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island (LSW)

> 6,549 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,549 km / 4,069 mi / 3,536 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 80° (east)
- **Return heading**: 259° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 08:17 in Dar es Salaam, it's 12:17 in Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 92 ft (LSW 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

### [Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsw-lhok-seumawe-sumatra-island-malikus-saleh-airport/1ef266df-fdf6-67e8-a694-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WITM
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 5.230000, 96.950000
- Elevation: 90 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 08:17 in Dar es Salaam, it's 12:17 in Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsw-lhok-seumawe-sumatra-island-malikus-saleh-airport/1ef266df-fdf6-67e8-a694-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)