# Distance from Tokyo (NRT) to Kigoma (TKQ)

> 12,190 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,190 km / 7,574 mi / 6,582 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 278° (west)
- **Return heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Tanzania
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 08:28 in Tokyo, it's 02:28 in Kigoma)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,559 ft (TKQ is higher than NRT)

## Airports

### [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tokyo, Japan
- ICAO: RJAA
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 35.760000, 140.390000
- Elevation: 141 ft

### [Kigoma Airport (TKQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tkq-kigoma-kigoma-airport/1ef266de-ee94-624c-b30e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kigoma, Tanzania
- ICAO: HTKA
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates: -4.890000, 29.670000
- Elevation: 2,700 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 08:28 in Tokyo, it's 02:28 in Kigoma.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigoma Airport (TKQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tkq-kigoma-kigoma-airport/1ef266de-ee94-624c-b30e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)