# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Sodankyla (SOT)

> 8,319 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,319 km / 5,169 mi / 4,492 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 355° (north)
- **Return heading**: 167° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Finland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 06:13 in Dar es Salaam, it's 06:13 in Sodankyla)
- **Elevation difference**: 420 ft (SOT 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

### [Sodankyla Airport (SOT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sot-sodankyla-sodankyla-airport/1ef266de-c232-6460-a916-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sodankyla, Finland
- ICAO: EFSO
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates: 67.390000, 26.620000
- Elevation: 602 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.

## 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)
- [Sodankyla Airport (SOT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sot-sodankyla-sodankyla-airport/1ef266de-c232-6460-a916-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)