# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Oklahoma City (TIK)

> 14,576 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,576 km / 9,057 mi / 7,871 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 65° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 22:35 in Dar es Salaam, it's 14:35 in Oklahoma City)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,109 ft (TIK 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

### [Tinker Afb Airport (TIK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tik-oklahoma-city-tinker-afb-airport/1ef266df-3b92-640e-925a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Oklahoma City, United States
- ICAO: KTIK
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 35.410000, -97.390000
- Elevation: 1,291 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 22:35 in Dar es Salaam, it's 14:35 in Oklahoma City.
With a 8-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)
- [Tinker Afb Airport (TIK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tik-oklahoma-city-tinker-afb-airport/1ef266df-3b92-640e-925a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)