# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Wamena-Papua Island (WMX)

> 11,027 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,027 km / 6,852 mi / 5,954 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 95° (east)
- **Return heading**: 262° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 02:33 in Dar es Salaam, it's 08:33 in Wamena-Papua Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,903 ft (WMX 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

### [Wamena Airport (WMX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/wmx-wamena-papua-island-wamena-airport/1ef266df-f966-64c6-8322-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wamena-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAJW
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -4.100000, 138.960000
- Elevation: 5,085 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 02:33 in Dar es Salaam, it's 08:33 in Wamena-Papua Island.
With a 6-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)
- [Wamena Airport (WMX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/wmx-wamena-papua-island-wamena-airport/1ef266df-f966-64c6-8322-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)