# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Ocana (OCV)

> 12,589 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,589 km / 7,823 mi / 6,798 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 276° (west)
- **Return heading**: 94° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 08:46 in Dar es Salaam, it's 00:46 in Ocana)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,668 ft (OCV is higher 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

### [Aguas Claras Airport (OCV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ocv-ocana-aguas-claras-airport/1ef266df-b588-622c-9c6b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ocana, Colombia
- ICAO: SKOC
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 8.320000, -73.360000
- Elevation: 3,850 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 08:46 in Dar es Salaam, it's 00:46 in Ocana.
With a 8-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)
- [Aguas Claras Airport (OCV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ocv-ocana-aguas-claras-airport/1ef266df-b588-622c-9c6b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)