# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Tikong-Taliabu Island (TAX)

> 9,474 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,474 km / 5,887 mi / 5,115 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 91° (east)
- **Return heading**: 263° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 12:43 in Dar es Salaam, it's 18:43 in Tikong-Taliabu Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 173 ft (TAX 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

### [Taliabu Island Airport (TAX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tax-tikong-taliabu-island-taliabu-island-airport/1ef266df-fa6f-6098-aeb8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tikong-Taliabu Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAPT
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -1.640000, 124.560000
- Elevation: 9 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 12:43 in Dar es Salaam, it's 18:43 in Tikong-Taliabu Island.
With a 6-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)
- [Taliabu Island Airport (TAX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tax-tikong-taliabu-island-taliabu-island-airport/1ef266df-fa6f-6098-aeb8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)