# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Kuparuk (UUK)

> 12,932 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,932 km / 8,035 mi / 6,983 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 3° (north)
- **Return heading**: 350° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 21:37 in Dar es Salaam, it's 10:37 in Kuparuk)
- **Elevation difference**: 107 ft (UUK 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

### [Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/uuk-kuparuk-ugnu-kuparuk-airport/1ef266df-8721-6c62-af0f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kuparuk, United States
- ICAO: PAKU
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 70.330000, -149.600000
- Elevation: 75 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 21:37 in Dar es Salaam, it's 10:37 in Kuparuk.
With a 11-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)
- [Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/uuk-kuparuk-ugnu-kuparuk-airport/1ef266df-8721-6c62-af0f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)