# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Villavicencio (VVC)

> 12,578 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,578 km / 7,815 mi / 6,791 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 272° (west)
- **Return heading**: 96° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 15:12 in Dar es Salaam, it's 07:12 in Villavicencio)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,212 ft (VVC 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

### [Vanguardia Airport (VVC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vvc-villavicencio-vanguardia-airport/1ef266df-b66d-6be2-9f02-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Villavicencio, Colombia
- ICAO: SKVV
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 4.170000, -73.610000
- Elevation: 1,394 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 15:12 in Dar es Salaam, it's 07:12 in Villavicencio.
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)
- [Vanguardia Airport (VVC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vvc-villavicencio-vanguardia-airport/1ef266df-b66d-6be2-9f02-06bb2780ed98)
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