# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Medina (MED)

> 3,495 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,495 km / 2,172 mi / 1,887 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 1° (north)
- **Return heading**: 181° (south)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 18:35 in Dar es Salaam, it's 18:35 in Medina)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,969 ft (MED 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

### [Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/med-medina-prince-mohammad-bin-abdulaziz-airport/1ef266df-7997-6146-be97-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Medina, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OEMA
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 24.550000, 39.710000
- Elevation: 2,151 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.

## 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)
- [Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/med-medina-prince-mohammad-bin-abdulaziz-airport/1ef266df-7997-6146-be97-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)