# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Palu-Celebes Island (PLW)

> 8,970 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,970 km / 5,574 mi / 4,843 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 90° (east)
- **Return heading**: 263° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 02:17 in Dar es Salaam, it's 07:17 in Palu-Celebes Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 102 ft (PLW 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

### [Mutiara Airport (PLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/plw-palu-celebes-island-mutiara-airport/1ef266df-f9e0-68f2-807b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Palu-Celebes Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAML
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -0.920000, 119.910000
- Elevation: 284 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:17 in Dar es Salaam, it's 07:17 in Palu-Celebes Island.
The 5-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)
- [Mutiara Airport (PLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/plw-palu-celebes-island-mutiara-airport/1ef266df-f9e0-68f2-807b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)