# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Patos De Minas (POJ)

> 9,312 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,312 km / 5,786 mi / 5,028 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 95° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 11:15 in Dar es Salaam, it's 05:15 in Patos De Minas)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,611 ft (POJ 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

### [Patos de Minas Airport (POJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/poj-patos-de-minas-patos-de-minas-airport/1ef266df-bf7c-6760-8017-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Patos De Minas, Brazil
- ICAO: SNPD
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -18.670000, -46.490000
- Elevation: 2,793 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 11:15 in Dar es Salaam, it's 05:15 in Patos De Minas.
With a 6-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)
- [Patos de Minas Airport (POJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/poj-patos-de-minas-patos-de-minas-airport/1ef266df-bf7c-6760-8017-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)