# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to El Centro (NJK)

> 16,139 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,139 km / 10,029 mi / 8,715 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 321° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 20:32 in Dar es Salaam, it's 10:32 in El Centro)
- **Elevation difference**: 225 ft (NJK 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

### [El Centro Naf (Vraciu Field) Airport (NJK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/njk-el-centro-el-centro-naf-vraciu-field-airport/1ef266df-2e95-6bca-8f25-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Centro, United States
- ICAO: KNJK
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 32.800000, -115.700000
- Elevation: -43 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 20:32 in Dar es Salaam, it's 10:32 in El Centro.
With a 10-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)
- [El Centro Naf (Vraciu Field) Airport (NJK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/njk-el-centro-el-centro-naf-vraciu-field-airport/1ef266df-2e95-6bca-8f25-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)