# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Gweru (GWE)

> 6,425 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,425 km / 3,992 mi / 3,469 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 125° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 303° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Zimbabwe
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 21:24 in Dakar, it's 23:24 in Gweru)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,595 ft (GWE 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

### [Thornhill Air Base (GWE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gwe-gweru-thornhill-air-base/1ef266de-dfa0-63bc-8618-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gweru, Zimbabwe
- ICAO: FVTL
- Timezone: Africa/Harare
- Coordinates: -19.440000, 29.860000
- Elevation: 4,680 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 21:24 in Dakar, it's 23:24 in Gweru.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Thornhill Air Base (GWE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gwe-gweru-thornhill-air-base/1ef266de-dfa0-63bc-8618-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)