# Distance from Block Island (BID) to Dar es Salaam (DAR)

> 12,245 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,245 km / 7,609 mi / 6,612 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 81° (east)
- **Return heading**: 311° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Tanzania
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 18:47 in Block Island, it's 01:47 in Dar es Salaam)
- **Elevation difference**: 74 ft (DAR is higher than BID)

## Airports

### [Block Island State Airport (BID)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bid-block-island-block-island-state-airport/1ef266df-1085-6018-a1d1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Block Island, United States
- ICAO: KBID
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 41.170000, -71.580000
- Elevation: 108 ft

### [Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere International Airport (DAR)](https://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

## 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 18:47 in Block Island, it's 01:47 in Dar es Salaam.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Block Island State Airport (BID)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bid-block-island-block-island-state-airport/1ef266df-1085-6018-a1d1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere International Airport (DAR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/dar-dar-es-salaam-mwalimu-julius-k-nyerere-international-airport/1ef266de-ee83-6e10-bf35-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)