# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Van (VAN)

> 5,061 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,061 km / 3,145 mi / 2,733 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 5° (north)
- **Return heading**: 186° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Turkey
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 11:57 in Dar es Salaam, it's 11:57 in Van)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,298 ft (VAN 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

### [Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/van-van-van-ferit-melen-airport/1ef266df-5906-6c88-ae5c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Van, Turkey
- ICAO: LTCI
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 38.470000, 43.330000
- Elevation: 5,480 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

## 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)
- [Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/van-van-van-ferit-melen-airport/1ef266df-5906-6c88-ae5c-06bb2780ed98)
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