# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Zhangye (YZY)

> 8,103 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,103 km / 5,035 mi / 4,375 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 19:23 in Dar es Salaam, it's 00:23 in Zhangye)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,098 ft (YZY 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

### [Ganzhou (YZY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yzy-zhangye-ganzhou/1ef266e0-1f4b-62a4-9a11-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zhangye, China
- ICAO: ZLZY
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 38.810000, 100.660000
- Elevation: 5,280 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 19:23 in Dar es Salaam, it's 00:23 in Zhangye.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Ganzhou (YZY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yzy-zhangye-ganzhou/1ef266e0-1f4b-62a4-9a11-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)