# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Lusaka (LUN)

> 1,502 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,502 km / 933 mi / 811 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 230° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Zambia
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 13:59 in Dar es Salaam, it's 12:59 in Lusaka)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,597 ft (LUN 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

### [Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lun-lusaka-kenneth-kaunda-international-airport/1ef266de-da70-6220-a2bc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lusaka, Zambia
- ICAO: FLKK
- Timezone: Africa/Lusaka
- Coordinates: -15.330000, 28.450000
- Elevation: 3,779 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 13:59 in Dar es Salaam, it's 12:59 in Lusaka.

## 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)
- [Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lun-lusaka-kenneth-kaunda-international-airport/1ef266de-da70-6220-a2bc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)