# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Malé (MLE)

> 4,004 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,004 km / 2,488 mi / 2,162 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Maldives
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 12:18 in Dar es Salaam, it's 14:18 in Malé)
- **Elevation difference**: 175 ft (MLE is lower 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

### [Velana International Airport (MLE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mle-male-velana-international-airport/1ef266df-f457-6b7e-b7be-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Malé, Maldives
- ICAO: VRMM
- Timezone: Indian/Maldives
- Coordinates: 4.190000, 73.530000
- Elevation: 8 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 12:18 in Dar es Salaam, it's 14:18 in Malé.

## 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)
- [Velana International Airport (MLE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mle-male-velana-international-airport/1ef266df-f457-6b7e-b7be-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)