# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Patuxent River (NHK)

> 12,706 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,706 km / 7,895 mi / 6,861 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 20:51 in Dar es Salaam, it's 13:51 in Patuxent River)
- **Elevation difference**: 143 ft (NHK 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

### [Patuxent River Nas (Trapnell Field) Airport (NHK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nhk-patuxent-river-patuxent-river-nas-trapnell-field-airport/1ef266df-2e80-6f72-9d75-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Patuxent River, United States
- ICAO: KNHK
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 38.290000, -76.410000
- Elevation: 39 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 20:51 in Dar es Salaam, it's 13:51 in Patuxent River.
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)
- [Patuxent River Nas (Trapnell Field) Airport (NHK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nhk-patuxent-river-patuxent-river-nas-trapnell-field-airport/1ef266df-2e80-6f72-9d75-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)