Nonstop flight route between Romulus (near Detroit), Michigan, United States and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), Romulus (near Detroit), Michigan, United States and Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,183 miles (or 13,169 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Julius Nyerere International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Julius Nyerere International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW):

• The terminal houses all non-SkyTeam airlines serving the airport.
• Wayne County began to plan a new airport in the western county as early as 1927.
• Between 1947 and 1950, county officials expanded the small airport to become Detroit's primary airport.
• The Smith Terminal's thirty-two gates originally housed Northwest Orient Airlines, Allegheny Airlines, Eastern Airlines, and Pan-Am, among others.
• Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) has 6 runways.
• Because of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport's relatively low elevation of 645 feet, planes can take off or land at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The furthest airport from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,285 miles (18,161 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of DTW.
• The McNamara Terminal, also once known as the Northwest WorldGateway, opened on February 25, 2002.
• Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, usually called Detroit Metro Airport, Metro Airport locally, or simply DTW, is a major international airport in the United States covering 7,072-acre in Romulus, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.
• The present Runway 3L/21R has had four identifiers.

Facts about Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR):

• Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Julius Nyerere International Airport", another name for DAR is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Julius Nyerere".
• A total of 9,501,265 passengers used the airport from 1980 to 2004, averaging 2,770 passengers per day.
• Julius Nyerere International Airport is the principal airport serving Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania.
• The furthest airport from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,280 miles (18,153 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• Because of Julius Nyerere International Airport's relatively low elevation of 182 feet, planes can take off or land at Julius Nyerere International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The closest airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) is Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) N of DAR.