# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Dushanbe (DYU)

> 8,679 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,679 km / 5,393 mi / 4,686 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 279° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Tajikistan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 10:37 in Dakar, it's 15:37 in Dushanbe)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,490 ft (DYU is higher than DKR)

## Airports

### [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

### [Dushanbe Airport (DYU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dyu-dushanbe-dushanbe-airport/1ef266df-eb27-64fa-8c83-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dushanbe, Tajikistan
- ICAO: UTDD
- Timezone: Asia/Dushanbe
- Coordinates: 38.540000, 68.830000
- Elevation: 2,575 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 10:37 in Dakar, it's 15:37 in Dushanbe.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Dushanbe Airport (DYU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dyu-dushanbe-dushanbe-airport/1ef266df-eb27-64fa-8c83-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)