# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Mbandaka (MDK)

> 2,443 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,443 km / 1,518 mi / 1,319 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 109° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → DR Congo
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 04:26 in Dar es Salaam, it's 02:26 in Mbandaka)
- **Elevation difference**: 858 ft (MDK 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

### [Mbandaka Airport (MDK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdk-mbandaka-mbandaka-airport/1ef266de-e316-6758-839e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mbandaka, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZEA
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: 0.020000, 18.290000
- Elevation: 1,040 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 04:26 in Dar es Salaam, it's 02:26 in Mbandaka.

## 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)
- [Mbandaka Airport (MDK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdk-mbandaka-mbandaka-airport/1ef266de-e316-6758-839e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)