# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Maiana (MNK)

> 14,855 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,855 km / 9,230 mi / 8,021 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 95° (east)
- **Return heading**: 261° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Kiribati
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 21:47 in Dar es Salaam, it's 06:47 in Maiana)
- **Elevation difference**: 174 ft (MNK 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

### [Maiana Airport (MNK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mnk-maiana-maiana-airport/1ef266df-7088-6492-a707-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Maiana, Kiribati
- ICAO: NGMA
- Timezone: Pacific/Tarawa
- Coordinates: 1.000000, 173.030000
- Elevation: 8 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 21:47 in Dar es Salaam, it's 06:47 in Maiana.
With a 9-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)
- [Maiana Airport (MNK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mnk-maiana-maiana-airport/1ef266df-7088-6492-a707-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)