# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Ponce (PSE)

> 11,905 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,905 km / 7,398 mi / 6,428 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 92° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 04:36 in Dar es Salaam, it's 21:36 in Ponce)
- **Elevation difference**: 154 ft (PSE 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

### [Mercedita Airport (PSE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pse-ponce-mercedita-airport/1ef266df-e02f-6a98-9655-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ponce, United States
- ICAO: TJPS
- Timezone: America/Puerto_Rico
- Coordinates: 18.010000, -66.560000
- Elevation: 28 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 04:36 in Dar es Salaam, it's 21:36 in Ponce.
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)
- [Mercedita Airport (PSE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pse-ponce-mercedita-airport/1ef266df-e02f-6a98-9655-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)