# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Telluride (TEX)

> 15,231 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,231 km / 9,464 mi / 8,224 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 321° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 20:26 in Dar es Salaam, it's 11:26 in Telluride)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,888 ft (TEX 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

### [Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tex-telluride-telluride-regional-airport/1ef266df-3b71-6a4c-b230-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Telluride, United States
- ICAO: KTEX
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 37.950000, -107.910000
- Elevation: 9,070 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 20:26 in Dar es Salaam, it's 11:26 in Telluride.
With a 9-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)
- [Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tex-telluride-telluride-regional-airport/1ef266df-3b71-6a4c-b230-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)