# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Shemya (SYA)

> 13,491 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,491 km / 8,383 mi / 7,285 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 30° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 11:07 in Dar es Salaam, it's 23:07 in Shemya)
- **Elevation difference**: 84 ft (SYA 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

### [Eareckson Air Station (SYA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sya-shemya-eareckson-air-station/1ef266df-8831-6558-891b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shemya, United States
- ICAO: PASY
- Timezone: America/Adak
- Coordinates: 52.700000, 174.100000
- Elevation: 98 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 11:07 in Dar es Salaam, it's 23:07 in Shemya.
With a 12-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)
- [Eareckson Air Station (SYA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sya-shemya-eareckson-air-station/1ef266df-8831-6558-891b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)