# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Point Lay (PIZ)

> 12,845 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,845 km / 7,982 mi / 6,936 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 8° (north)
- **Return heading**: 335° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 19:57 in Dar es Salaam, it's 08:57 in Point Lay)
- **Elevation difference**: 154 ft (PIZ 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

### [Point Lay Lrrs Airport (PIZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/piz-point-lay-point-lay-lrrs-airport/1ef266df-8a1d-6c36-9b2a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Point Lay, United States
- ICAO: PPIZ
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 69.730000, -163.010000
- Elevation: 29 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 19:57 in Dar es Salaam, it's 08:57 in Point Lay.
With a 11-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)
- [Point Lay Lrrs Airport (PIZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/piz-point-lay-point-lay-lrrs-airport/1ef266df-8a1d-6c36-9b2a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)