# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Rubelsanto (RUV)

> 14,449 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,449 km / 8,978 mi / 7,802 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 285° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 86° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Guatemala
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 09:17 in Dar es Salaam, it's 00:17 in Rubelsanto)
- **Elevation difference**: 244 ft (RUV is higher 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

### [Rubelsanto Airport (RUV)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ruv-rubelsanto-rubelsanto-airport/1ef266df-5ce8-646e-9c49-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rubelsanto, Guatemala
- ICAO: MGRB
- Timezone: America/Guatemala
- Coordinates: 15.990000, -90.450000
- Elevation: 426 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 09:17 in Dar es Salaam, it's 00:17 in Rubelsanto.
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)
- [Rubelsanto Airport (RUV)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ruv-rubelsanto-rubelsanto-airport/1ef266df-5ce8-646e-9c49-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)