# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Hay River (YHY)

> 13,664 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,664 km / 8,491 mi / 7,378 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 346° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 30° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 12:43 in Dar es Salaam, it's 03:43 in Hay River)
- **Elevation difference**: 359 ft (YHY 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

### [Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport (YHY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yhy-hay-river-hay-river-merlyn-carter-airport/1ef266de-b058-6078-8a0f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hay River, Canada
- ICAO: CYHY
- Timezone: America/Yellowknife
- Coordinates: 60.840000, -115.780000
- Elevation: 541 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 12:43 in Dar es Salaam, it's 03:43 in Hay River.
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)
- [Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport (YHY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yhy-hay-river-hay-river-merlyn-carter-airport/1ef266de-b058-6078-8a0f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)