AirportsJulius Nyerere International Airport is a large airport serving Dar es Salaam, in Dar-es-Salaam Region, Tanzania. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DAR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DAR
- ICAO code
- HTDA
- City
- Dar es Salaam
- State or region
- Dar-es-Salaam Region
- Country
- Tanzania
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 6.8735° S, 39.2073° E
- Elevation
- 55 m (182 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DAR means Julius Nyerere International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HTDA. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.8735° S, 39.2073° E. It stands 55 metres (182 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Dar es Salaam, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Julius Nyerere International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 16 airports of Tanzania on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14/32 | 1,000 m 3,280 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Abeid Amani Karume International AirportZanzibar | ZNZ | 72 km |
| Mafia AirportKilindoni | MFA | 127 km |
| Tanga AirportTanga | TGT | 199 km |
| Moi International AirportMombasa, Kenya | MBA | 319 km |
| Dodoma AirportDodoma | DOD | 389 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,657 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,683 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,977 km | 5 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,507 km | 9 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,437 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,227 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,246 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,407 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,560 km | 14 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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