Airports near Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania has 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest is Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere International Airport (DAR), 10 km (6 mi) from the city, and it is also the best connected, with 57 tracked nonstop routes.
Distances are straight-line from the city center. Route counts come from FlightQ's tracked schedule data and are refreshed with each data update.
| Airport | Distance | Nonstop routes | Where can I fly? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere International Airport (DAR) | 10 km / 6 mi | 57 | Destinations from DAR → |
| Zanzibar Airport (ZNZ) | 63 km / 39 mi | 32 | Destinations from ZNZ → |
Which airport should you use?
Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere International Airport is both the closest and the best-connected option for Dar es Salaam, which makes the choice simple — compare the smaller fields below it only when a low-cost carrier you want flies from one of them. Open an airport's page for its live destination table, airlines, and route map.