# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Princeton/Rocky Hill (PCT)

> 12,515 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,515 km / 7,776 mi / 6,757 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 311° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 08:28 in Dar es Salaam, it's 01:28 in Princeton/Rocky Hill)
- **Elevation difference**: 54 ft (PCT 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

### [Princeton Airport (PCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pct-princetonrocky-hill-princeton-airport/1ef266de-fdc5-6040-95f2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Princeton/Rocky Hill, United States
- ICAO: K39N
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 40.400000, -74.660000
- Elevation: 128 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 08:28 in Dar es Salaam, it's 01:28 in Princeton/Rocky Hill.
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)
- [Princeton Airport (PCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pct-princetonrocky-hill-princeton-airport/1ef266de-fdc5-6040-95f2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)