DAR — Julius Nyerere International Airport

Large airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
IATA code
DAR
ICAO code
HTDA
Size
large
OurAirports class
Passengers
2,472,885
2019 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes
3
With open traffic data
Time zone
UTC+3
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Elevation
55 m
180 ft
Runways
2
Longest 3,000 m

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About DAR

Julius Nyerere International Airport is a large airport serving Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It is run by Tanzania Airports Authority. 2,472,885 passengers used it in 2019. Open traffic data shows 3 nonstop routes from DAR.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from DAR

Route Distance Passengers / year
DAR → IST5,438 km 106,942
DAR → AMS7,327 km 80,800
DAR → BOM4,677 km 69,968

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, DGCA (domestic Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, international Jan 2025 – Dec 2025, provisional) for routes in and out of India. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code Airport Distance
ZNZAbeid Amani Karume International Airport72 km
MFAMafia Airport127 km
TGTTanga Airport199 km
MBAMoi International Airport319 km
DODDodoma Airport389 km

Distance from DAR to the major hubs

Route Distance Passengers / year
DAR → LHR7,491 km —
DAR → DXB3,962 km —
DAR → CDG7,144 km —
DAR → FRA6,965 km —
DAR → IST5,438 km 106,942
DAR → AMS7,327 km 80,800
DAR → JFK12,442 km —
DAR → ATL13,531 km —
DAR → LAX16,234 km —
DAR → SIN7,254 km —
DAR → HND11,411 km —
DAR → DOH3,802 km —

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
05/233,000 m 46 mAsphalt
14/321,000 m 30 mAsphalt

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Dar es Salaam, Dar-es-Salaam Region, Tanzania · -6.8735, 39.2073

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Julius Nyerere International Airport has the IATA code DAR and the ICAO code HTDA. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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