# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Elista (ESL)

> 6,677 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,677 km / 4,149 mi / 3,605 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 260° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 12:02 in Dakar, it's 15:02 in Elista)
- **Elevation difference**: 416 ft (ESL 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

### [Elista Airport (ESL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/esl-elista-elista-airport/1ef266df-e9cf-604e-a40f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Elista, Russia
- ICAO: URWI
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 46.370000, 44.330000
- Elevation: 501 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 12:02 in Dakar, it's 15:02 in Elista.
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)
- [Elista Airport (ESL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/esl-elista-elista-airport/1ef266df-e9cf-604e-a40f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)