# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Vicksburg (VKS)

> 14,147 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,147 km / 8,790 mi / 7,639 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 03:37 in Dar es Salaam, it's 19:37 in Vicksburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 75 ft (VKS 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

### [Vicksburg Municipal Airport (VKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vks-vicksburg-vicksburg-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3ea9-623c-839c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vicksburg, United States
- ICAO: KVKS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 32.200000, -90.900000
- Elevation: 107 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 03:37 in Dar es Salaam, it's 19:37 in Vicksburg.
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)
- [Vicksburg Municipal Airport (VKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vks-vicksburg-vicksburg-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3ea9-623c-839c-06bb2780ed98)
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