# Distance from Blantyre (BLZ) to Dakar (DKR)

> 6,682 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,682 km / 4,152 mi / 3,608 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 298° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 118° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malawi) → Senegal
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 16:38 in Blantyre, it's 14:38 in Dakar)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,470 ft (DKR is lower than BLZ)

## Airports

### [Chileka International Airport (BLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/blz-blantyre-chileka-international-airport/1ef266de-dfd2-6010-9a28-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Blantyre, Malawi
- ICAO: FWCL
- Timezone: Africa/Blantyre
- Coordinates: -15.680000, 34.970000
- Elevation: 2,555 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 16:38 in Blantyre, it's 14:38 in Dakar.

## Related

- [Chileka International Airport (BLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/blz-blantyre-chileka-international-airport/1ef266de-dfd2-6010-9a28-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)