# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Ankara (ESB)

> 5,629 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,629 km / 3,498 mi / 3,039 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Turkey
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 18:42 in Dakar, it's 21:42 in Ankara)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,040 ft (ESB 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

### [Esenboga International Airport (ESB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/esb-ankara-esenboga-international-airport/1ef266df-5822-648e-8946-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ankara, Turkey
- ICAO: LTAC
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 40.130000, 33.000000
- Elevation: 3,125 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 18:42 in Dakar, it's 21:42 in Ankara.
The 3-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)
- [Esenboga International Airport (ESB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/esb-ankara-esenboga-international-airport/1ef266df-5822-648e-8946-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)