# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Kopasker (OPA)

> 9,272 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,272 km / 5,761 mi / 5,006 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 340° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 124° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Iceland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 08:21 in Dar es Salaam, it's 05:21 in Kopasker)
- **Elevation difference**: 162 ft (OPA 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

### [Kopasker Airport (OPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/opa-kopasker-kopasker-airport/1ef266de-9dfb-606a-a8e7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kopasker, Iceland
- ICAO: BIKP
- Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Coordinates: 66.310000, -16.470000
- Elevation: 20 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 08:21 in Dar es Salaam, it's 05:21 in Kopasker.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Kopasker Airport (OPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/opa-kopasker-kopasker-airport/1ef266de-9dfb-606a-a8e7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)