Dar es Salaam Airport (DAR)

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Country Tanzania | Continent Africa | IATA: DAR | ICAO: HTDA | Elevation 182 ft · 55 m | Local time —

Destinations
37
Flights / day
73
Busiest route
Zanzibar
Top airline
Air Tanzania

Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere Airport averages 73 flights per day to 37 destinations, with 12 domestic routes and 24 international routes. A total of 24 airlines operate at DAR, led by Air Tanzania. This airport provides direct service to 22 countries across three continents, with Kenya representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere connects to Guangzhou, with a typical flight time of 11 hr 0 mins. Updated: February 16, 2026

Route Network

Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere Airport connects 36 destinations worldwide, with Zanzibar standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Guangzhou, and the shortest flight is to Zanzibar.

Zanzibar (ZNZ) – Tanzania, the United Republic of
6 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
45 mi · 73 km
20
per day
Nairobi (NBO) – Kenya
4 airlines
2 hr 0 mins
415 mi · 668 km
6
per day
Mafia Island (MFA) – Tanzania, the United Republic of
2 airlines
—
DAR → MFA
6
per day
Mwanza (MWZ) – Tanzania, the United Republic of
3 airlines
—
DAR → MWZ
5
per day
Arusha (JRO) – Tanzania, the United Republic of
4 airlines
1 hr 45 mins
280 mi · 450 km
5
per day
Addis Ababa (ADD) – Ethiopia
1 airline
3 hr 20 mins
1,096 mi · 1,764 km
3
per day
Jo'anna (JNB) – South Africa
3 airlines
4 hr 15 mins
1,514 mi · 2,436 km
3
per day
Dodoma (DOD) – Tanzania, the United Republic of
1 airline
—
DAR → DOD
2
per day
Kampala (EBB) – Uganda
2 airlines
2 hr 40 mins
668 mi · 1,074 km
2
per day
Nduli (IRI) – Tanzania, the United Republic of
3 airlines
—
DAR → IRI
2
per day
Dubai (DXB) – United Arab Emirates
2 airlines
5 hr 50 mins
2,472 mi · 3,978 km
1
per day
Amsterdam (AMS) – Netherlands
1 airline
9 hr 50 mins
4,564 mi · 7,345 km
1
per day
Blantyre (BLZ) – Malawi
1 airline
2 hr 35 mins
672 mi · 1,082 km
1
per day
Doha (DOH) – Qatar
1 airline
5 hr 40 mins
2,373 mi · 3,819 km
1
per day
Mbeya (MBI) – Tanzania, the United Republic of
1 airline
—
DAR → MBI
1
per day
Tanga (TGT) – Tanzania, the United Republic of
1 airline
—
DAR → TGT
1
per day
Harare (HRE) – Zimbabwe
2 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
939 mi · 1,511 km
1
per day
Kigoma (TKQ) – Tanzania, the United Republic of
1 airline
—
DAR → TKQ
1
per day
Lusaka (LUN) – Zambia
3 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
933 mi · 1,502 km
1
per day
Kigali (KGL) – Rwanda
1 airline
2 hr 45 mins
710 mi · 1,143 km
5
per week
Moroni (HAH) – Comoros
2 airlines
1 hr 45 mins
425 mi · 684 km
5
per week
Cairo (CAI) – Egypt
1 airline
6 hr 15 mins
2,608 mi · 4,198 km
4
per week
Kinshasa (FIH) – The Congo
1 airline
4 hr 35 mins
1,642 mi · 2,643 km
4
per week
Mumbai (BOM) – India
1 airline
6 hr 30 mins
2,910 mi · 4,684 km
4
per week
Bujumbura (BJM) – Burundi
1 airline
2 hr 50 mins
723 mi · 1,164 km
3
per week
Lagos (LOS) – Nigeria
1 airline
6 hr 30 mins
2,642 mi · 4,252 km
3
per week
Mtwara (MYW) – Tanzania, the United Republic of
1 airline
—
DAR → MYW
3
per week
Ndola (NLA) – Zambia
1 airline
3 hr 0 mins
840 mi · 1,352 km
3
per week
Pemba / Porto Amelia (POL) – Mozambique
1 airline
—
DAR → POL
3
per week
Songea (SGX) – Tanzania, the United Republic of
1 airline
—
DAR → SGX
3
per week
Tabora (TBO) – Tanzania, the United Republic of
1 airline
—
DAR → TBO
3
per week
Victoria Falls (VFA) – Zimbabwe
1 airline
3 hr 40 mins
1,188 mi · 1,911 km
3
per week
Dzaoudzi (DZA) – Mayotte
1 airline
2 hr 5 mins
582 mi · 937 km
2
per week
Guangzhou (CAN) – China
1 airline
11 hr 0 mins
5,413 mi · 8,711 km
2
per week
Mombasa (MBA) – Kenya
1 airline
1 hr 25 mins
198 mi · 319 km
2
per week
Muscat (MCT) – Oman
1 airline
5 hr 45 mins
2,468 mi · 3,972 km
2
per week

Route and destination data updated February 16, 2026.

Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere Airport is served by 24 airlines, with Air Tanzania in the lead at 39% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 52% of routes. 13 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 19 airlines operate international routes, compared with nine airlines serving domestic routes. Air Tanzania is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Guangzhou with a flight time of 11 hrs.

Air Tanzania (24 routes)
Auric Air (5 routes)
Precision Air (3 routes)
Charterlines (2 routes)
Oman Air (2 routes)
Naysa (2 routes)
Skyward Express (2 routes)
FlexFlight (2 routes)
Qatar Airways (2 routes)
Ethiopian Airlines (2 routes)
Turkish Airlines (2 routes)
flydubai (1 routes)
Kenya Airways (1 routes)
World Ticket Ltd (1 routes)
South African Airlink (1 routes)
South African Airways (1 routes)
Uganda Airlines (1 routes)
Emirates (1 routes)
KLM (1 routes)
Air Zimbabwe (1 routes)
RwandAir (1 routes)
EgyptAir (1 routes)
LAM (1 routes)
EWA Air (1 routes)

Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere Airport provides direct service to 22 countries across three continents. The route network is 33% domestic and 67% international. Kenya is the primary international destination.

Tanzania, the United Republic of - 45/day
Kenya - 6/day
Ethiopia - 3/day
South Africa - 3/day
Uganda - 2/day
United Arab Emirates - 1/day
Netherlands - 1/day
Malawi - 1/day
Qatar - 1/day
Zimbabwe - 1/day
Zambia - 1/day
Rwanda - 1/day
Comoros - 1/day
Egypt - 1/day
The Congo - 1/day
India - 1/day
Burundi - 0/day
Nigeria - 0/day
Mozambique - 0/day
Mayotte - 0/day
China - 0/day
Oman - 0/day

Global Rankings

Destinations

Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints.

Flights & Scheduling

Reflects flight volume and runway utilization.

Distance & Reach

Highlights long-haul reach and distance efficiency.

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
9,823 ft 2,994 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
9,823 ft 2,994 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
3,251 ft 991 m 98 ft 30 m Asphalt
3,251 ft 991 m 98 ft 30 m Asphalt

Runway Length

43 aircraft cannot operate at Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 9,823 ft (2,994 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft 3,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A350-900F 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,998 ft 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

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