# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Pitalito (PTX)

> 12,824 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,824 km / 7,968 mi / 6,924 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 269° (west)
- **Return heading**: 97° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 01:06 in Dar es Salaam, it's 17:06 in Pitalito)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,030 ft (PTX 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

### [Pitalito Airport (PTX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ptx-pitalito-pitalito-airport/1ef266df-b5c2-6904-be45-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pitalito, Colombia
- ICAO: SKPI
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 1.860000, -76.090000
- Elevation: 4,212 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 01:06 in Dar es Salaam, it's 17:06 in Pitalito.
With a 8-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)
- [Pitalito Airport (PTX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ptx-pitalito-pitalito-airport/1ef266df-b5c2-6904-be45-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)