# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Gitega (GID)

> 5,597 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,597 km / 3,478 mi / 3,022 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 292° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Burundi
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 23:26 in Dakar, it's 01:26 in Gitega)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,656 ft (GID 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

### [Gitega Airport (GID)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gid-gitega-gitega-airport/1ef266de-ea81-6826-889e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gitega, Burundi
- ICAO: HBBE
- Timezone: Africa/Bujumbura
- Coordinates: -3.420000, 29.910000
- Elevation: 5,741 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 23:26 in Dakar, it's 01:26 in Gitega.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gitega Airport (GID)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gid-gitega-gitega-airport/1ef266de-ea81-6826-889e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)