# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Yasawa Island (YAS)

> 14,734 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,734 km / 9,155 mi / 7,956 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 120° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 244° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Fiji
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 21:58 in Dar es Salaam, it's 06:58 in Yasawa Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 145 ft (YAS 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

### [Yasawa Island Airport (YAS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yas-yasawa-island-yasawa-island-airport/1ef266df-7052-68ce-9fb4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yasawa Island, Fiji
- ICAO: NFSW
- Timezone: Pacific/Fiji
- Coordinates: -16.760000, 177.540000
- Elevation: 37 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 21:58 in Dar es Salaam, it's 06:58 in Yasawa Island.
With a 9-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)
- [Yasawa Island Airport (YAS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yas-yasawa-island-yasawa-island-airport/1ef266df-7052-68ce-9fb4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)