# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Virginia Beach (NTU)

> 12,703 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,703 km / 7,893 mi / 6,859 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 307° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 80° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 08:05 in Dar es Salaam, it's 01:05 in Virginia Beach)
- **Elevation difference**: 160 ft (NTU 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

### [Oceana Nas (Apollo Soucek Field) Airport (NTU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ntu-virginia-beach-oceana-nas-apollo-soucek-field-airport/1ef266df-2ef6-6c9a-afc3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Virginia Beach, United States
- ICAO: KNTU
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 36.820000, -76.030000
- Elevation: 22 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 08:05 in Dar es Salaam, it's 01:05 in Virginia Beach.
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)
- [Oceana Nas (Apollo Soucek Field) Airport (NTU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ntu-virginia-beach-oceana-nas-apollo-soucek-field-airport/1ef266df-2ef6-6c9a-afc3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)