# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to El Calafate (ING)

> 8,982 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,982 km / 5,581 mi / 4,850 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 212° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 08:02 in Dakar, it's 05:02 in El Calafate)
- **Elevation difference**: 647 ft (ING 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

### [Lago Argentino Airport (ING)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ing-el-calafate-lago-argentino-airport/1ef266df-92e3-65a0-a18a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Calafate, Argentina
- ICAO: SAWA
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos
- Coordinates: -50.340000, -72.250000
- Elevation: 732 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 08:02 in Dakar, it's 05:02 in El Calafate.
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)
- [Lago Argentino Airport (ING)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ing-el-calafate-lago-argentino-airport/1ef266df-92e3-65a0-a18a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)