# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Show Low (SOW)

> 15,629 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,629 km / 9,712 mi / 8,439 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 07:45 in Dar es Salaam, it's 21:45 in Show Low)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,234 ft (SOW 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

### [Show Low Regional Airport (SOW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sow-show-low-show-low-regional-airport/1ef266df-393a-6cf6-8dda-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Show Low, United States
- ICAO: KSOW
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
- Coordinates: 34.270000, -110.010000
- Elevation: 6,416 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 07:45 in Dar es Salaam, it's 21:45 in Show Low.
With a 10-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)
- [Show Low Regional Airport (SOW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sow-show-low-show-low-regional-airport/1ef266df-393a-6cf6-8dda-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)