# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Nelson (NSN)

> 12,905 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,905 km / 8,019 mi / 6,968 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 143° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 233° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 00:33 in Dar es Salaam, it's 09:33 in Nelson)
- **Elevation difference**: 165 ft (NSN is lower than DAR)

## Airports

### [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

### [Nelson Airport (NSN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nsn-nelson-nelson-airport/1ef266df-7751-699a-8b81-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nelson, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZNS
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -41.300000, 173.220000
- Elevation: 17 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 00:33 in Dar es Salaam, it's 09:33 in Nelson.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [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)
- [Nelson Airport (NSN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nsn-nelson-nelson-airport/1ef266df-7751-699a-8b81-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)