# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Norman Wells (YVQ)

> 13,429 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,429 km / 8,345 mi / 7,251 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 353° (north)
- **Return heading**: 16° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 14:31 in Dar es Salaam, it's 05:31 in Norman Wells)
- **Elevation difference**: 56 ft (YVQ 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

### [Norman Wells Airport (YVQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yvq-norman-wells-norman-wells-airport/1ef266de-b34b-6fb4-9589-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Norman Wells, Canada
- ICAO: CYVQ
- Timezone: America/Edmonton
- Coordinates: 65.280000, -126.800000
- Elevation: 238 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 14:31 in Dar es Salaam, it's 05:31 in Norman Wells.
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)
- [Norman Wells Airport (YVQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yvq-norman-wells-norman-wells-airport/1ef266de-b34b-6fb4-9589-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)