# Distance from Asmara (ASM) to Dakar (DKR)

> 6,040 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,040 km / 3,753 mi / 3,261 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 277° (west)
- **Return heading**: 82° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Eritrea) → Senegal
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 04:18 in Asmara, it's 01:18 in Dakar)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,576 ft (DKR is lower than ASM)

## Airports

### [Asmara International Airport (ASM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/asm-asmara-asmara-international-airport/1ef266de-eba3-6f4c-854f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Asmara, Eritrea
- ICAO: HHAS
- Timezone: Africa/Asmara
- Coordinates: 15.290000, 38.910000
- Elevation: 7,661 ft

### [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dakar, Senegal
- ICAO: GOOY
- Timezone: Africa/Dakar
- Coordinates: 14.740000, -17.490000
- Elevation: 85 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 04:18 in Asmara, it's 01:18 in Dakar.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Asmara International Airport (ASM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/asm-asmara-asmara-international-airport/1ef266de-eba3-6f4c-854f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)