# Distance from Dire Dawa (DIR) to Las Vegas (LAS)

> 14,391 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,391 km / 8,942 mi / 7,771 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 336° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 30° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 04:17 in Dire Dawa, it's 18:17 in Las Vegas)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,646 ft (LAS is lower than DIR)

## Airports

### [Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dir-dire-dawa-aba-tenna-dejazmach-yilma-international-airport/1ef266de-e9fd-653a-8102-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HADR
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 9.620000, 41.850000
- Elevation: 3,827 ft

### [Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/las-las-vegas-harry-reid-international-airport/1ef266df-26e1-6280-853b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Las Vegas, United States
- ICAO: KLAS
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 36.080000, -115.150000
- Elevation: 2,181 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 04:17 in Dire Dawa, it's 18:17 in Las Vegas.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dir-dire-dawa-aba-tenna-dejazmach-yilma-international-airport/1ef266de-e9fd-653a-8102-06bb2780ed98)
- [Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/las-las-vegas-harry-reid-international-airport/1ef266df-26e1-6280-853b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)