# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Takapoto Airport (TKP)

> 17,565 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,565 km / 10,914 mi / 9,484 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 168° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 192° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 07:14 in Dar es Salaam, it's 18:14 in Takapoto Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 170 ft (TKP 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

### [Takapoto Airport (TKP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkp-takapoto-airport/1ef266df-7376-6636-b540-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Takapoto Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGT
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -14.710000, -145.250000
- Elevation: 12 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 07:14 in Dar es Salaam, it's 18:14 in Takapoto Airport.
With a 13-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)
- [Takapoto Airport (TKP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkp-takapoto-airport/1ef266df-7376-6636-b540-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)