# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Mena (UMZ)

> 14,348 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,348 km / 8,915 mi / 7,747 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 00:56 in Dar es Salaam, it's 16:56 in Mena)
- **Elevation difference**: 898 ft (UMZ 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

### [Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport (UMZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/umz-mena-mena-intermountain-municipal-airport/1ef266df-2a8f-656c-90ac-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mena, United States
- ICAO: KMEZ
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 34.550000, -94.200000
- Elevation: 1,080 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 00:56 in Dar es Salaam, it's 16:56 in Mena.
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)
- [Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport (UMZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/umz-mena-mena-intermountain-municipal-airport/1ef266df-2a8f-656c-90ac-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)