# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Visalia (VIS)

> 16,087 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,087 km / 9,996 mi / 8,686 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 329° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 00:45 in Dar es Salaam, it's 14:45 in Visalia)
- **Elevation difference**: 111 ft (VIS 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

### [Visalia Municipal Airport (VIS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vis-visalia-visalia-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3ea0-6ea2-ace5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Visalia, United States
- ICAO: KVIS
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 36.300000, -119.400000
- Elevation: 293 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 00:45 in Dar es Salaam, it's 14:45 in Visalia.
With a 10-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)
- [Visalia Municipal Airport (VIS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vis-visalia-visalia-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3ea0-6ea2-ace5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)