# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Manguna (MFO)

> 12,408 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,408 km / 7,710 mi / 6,700 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 99° (east)
- **Return heading**: 260° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 20:28 in Dar es Salaam, it's 03:28 in Manguna)
- **Elevation difference**: 5 ft (MFO 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

### [Manguna Airport (MFO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mfo-manguna-manguna-airport/1ef266de-9bd5-6466-9a09-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Manguna, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYNG
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -5.580000, 151.790000
- Elevation: 187 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 20:28 in Dar es Salaam, it's 03:28 in Manguna.
With a 7-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)
- [Manguna Airport (MFO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mfo-manguna-manguna-airport/1ef266de-9bd5-6466-9a09-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)