# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Kingston (YGK)

> 12,582 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,582 km / 7,818 mi / 6,794 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 18:44 in Dar es Salaam, it's 11:44 in Kingston)
- **Elevation difference**: 123 ft (YGK 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

### [Kingston Airport (YGK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ygk-kingston-kingston-airport/1ef266de-afd2-657c-8733-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kingston, Canada
- ICAO: CYGK
- Timezone: America/Toronto
- Coordinates: 44.230000, -76.600000
- Elevation: 305 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 18:44 in Dar es Salaam, it's 11:44 in Kingston.
With a 7-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)
- [Kingston Airport (YGK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ygk-kingston-kingston-airport/1ef266de-afd2-657c-8733-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)