# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Ua Pou (UAP)

> 18,209 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,209 km / 11,314 mi / 9,832 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 183° (south)
- **Return heading**: 177° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12.5h (When it's 12:20 in Dar es Salaam, it's 23:50 in Ua Pou)
- **Elevation difference**: 166 ft (UAP 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

### [Ua Pou Airport (UAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uap-ua-pou-ua-pou-airport/1ef266df-73b9-6e2c-b8f9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ua Pou, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTMP
- Timezone: Pacific/Marquesas
- Coordinates: -9.350000, -140.080000
- Elevation: 16 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 12:20 in Dar es Salaam, it's 23:50 in Ua Pou.
With a 12.5-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)
- [Ua Pou Airport (UAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uap-ua-pou-ua-pou-airport/1ef266df-73b9-6e2c-b8f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)