# Distance from Caruaru (CAU) to Dakar (DKR)

> 3,274 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,274 km / 2,035 mi / 1,768 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 220° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Senegal
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 23:01 in Caruaru, it's 02:01 in Dakar)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,806 ft (DKR is lower than CAU)

## Airports

### [Caruaru Airport (CAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cau-caruaru-caruaru-airport/1ef266df-c050-63ee-8ade-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Caruaru, Brazil
- ICAO: SNRU
- Timezone: America/Fortaleza
- Coordinates: -8.280000, -36.010000
- Elevation: 1,891 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:01 in Caruaru, it's 02:01 in Dakar.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Caruaru Airport (CAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cau-caruaru-caruaru-airport/1ef266df-c050-63ee-8ade-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)