# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Shanshan (SXJ)

> 7,555 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,555 km / 4,694 mi / 4,079 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 38° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 236° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 20:27 in Dar es Salaam, it's 01:27 in Shanshan)
- **Elevation difference**: 182 ft (SXJ 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

### [Shanshan Airport (SXJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sxj-shanshan-shanshan-airport/1ef266e0-210f-6ca2-899a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shanshan, China
- ICAO: ZWSS
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 42.910000, 90.250000
- Elevation: 0 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.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:27 in Dar es Salaam, it's 01:27 in Shanshan.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Shanshan Airport (SXJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sxj-shanshan-shanshan-airport/1ef266e0-210f-6ca2-899a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)