# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Meekatharra Airport (MKR)

> 8,609 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,609 km / 5,350 mi / 4,649 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 116° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 269° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 14:00 in Dar es Salaam, it's 19:00 in Meekatharra Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,531 ft (MKR 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

### [Meekatharra Airport (MKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mkr-meekatharra-airport/1ef266e0-1267-6790-8097-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Meekatharra Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YMEK
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -26.610000, 118.550000
- Elevation: 1,713 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 14:00 in Dar es Salaam, it's 19:00 in Meekatharra Airport.
The 5-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)
- [Meekatharra Airport (MKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mkr-meekatharra-airport/1ef266e0-1267-6790-8097-06bb2780ed98)
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