# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Columbus (OSU)

> 13,217 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,217 km / 8,213 mi / 7,137 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 09:51 in Dar es Salaam, it's 02:51 in Columbus)
- **Elevation difference**: 724 ft (OSU 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

### [Ohio State University Airport (OSU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/osu-columbus-ohio-state-university-airport/1ef266df-3148-66e2-ad5e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Columbus, United States
- ICAO: KOSU
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 40.080000, -83.070000
- Elevation: 906 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 09:51 in Dar es Salaam, it's 02:51 in Columbus.
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)
- [Ohio State University Airport (OSU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/osu-columbus-ohio-state-university-airport/1ef266df-3148-66e2-ad5e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)