# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Wairoa (WIR)

> 13,342 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,342 km / 8,290 mi / 7,204 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 143° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 230° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 23:02 in Dar es Salaam, it's 08:02 in Wairoa)
- **Elevation difference**: 140 ft (WIR 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

### [Wairoa Airport (WIR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/wir-wairoa-wairoa-airport/1ef266df-783b-65ae-a172-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wairoa, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZWO
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -39.010000, 177.410000
- Elevation: 42 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 23:02 in Dar es Salaam, it's 08:02 in Wairoa.
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)
- [Wairoa Airport (WIR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/wir-wairoa-wairoa-airport/1ef266df-783b-65ae-a172-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)