# Distance from Arauca (AUC) to Dakar (DKR)

> 5,863 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,863 km / 3,643 mi / 3,166 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 268° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Senegal
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 02:00 in Arauca, it's 07:00 in Dakar)
- **Elevation difference**: 335 ft (DKR is lower than AUC)

## Airports

### [Santiago Perez Airport (AUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/auc-arauca-santiago-perez-airport/1ef266df-b64b-6d12-860c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arauca, Colombia
- ICAO: SKUC
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 7.070000, -70.740000
- Elevation: 420 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 02:00 in Arauca, it's 07:00 in Dakar.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Santiago Perez Airport (AUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/auc-arauca-santiago-perez-airport/1ef266df-b64b-6d12-860c-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)