# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Sylvester (SYV)

> 13,526 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,526 km / 8,404 mi / 7,303 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 303° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 14:38 in Dar es Salaam, it's 07:38 in Sylvester)
- **Elevation difference**: 221 ft (SYV 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

### [Sylvester Airport (SYV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syv-sylvester-sylvester-airport/1ef266df-3a2e-6360-88a4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sylvester, United States
- ICAO: KSYV
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 31.560000, -83.890000
- Elevation: 403 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 14:38 in Dar es Salaam, it's 07:38 in Sylvester.
With a 7-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)
- [Sylvester Airport (SYV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syv-sylvester-sylvester-airport/1ef266df-3a2e-6360-88a4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)