# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Santa Cruz/Graciosa Bay/Luova (SCZ)

> 13,788 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,788 km / 8,568 mi / 7,445 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 108° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Solomon Islands
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 01:02 in Dar es Salaam, it's 09:02 in Santa Cruz/Graciosa Bay/Luova)
- **Elevation difference**: 164 ft (SCZ 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

### [Santa Cruz/Graciosa Bay/Luova Airport (SCZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/scz-santa-cruzgraciosa-bayluova-santa-cruzgraciosa-bayluova-airport/1ef266de-986d-617a-98f5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Santa Cruz/Graciosa Bay/Luova, Solomon Islands
- ICAO: AGGL
- Timezone: Pacific/Guadalcanal
- Coordinates: -10.720000, 165.790000
- Elevation: 18 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 01:02 in Dar es Salaam, it's 09:02 in Santa Cruz/Graciosa Bay/Luova.
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)
- [Santa Cruz/Graciosa Bay/Luova Airport (SCZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/scz-santa-cruzgraciosa-bayluova-santa-cruzgraciosa-bayluova-airport/1ef266de-986d-617a-98f5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)