# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Kasungu (KBQ)

> 6,402 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,402 km / 3,978 mi / 3,457 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 116° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Malawi
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 17:01 in Dakar, it's 19:01 in Kasungu)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,385 ft (KBQ 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

### [Kasungu Airport (KBQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbq-kasungu-kasungu-airport/1ef266de-dff2-61bc-bae2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kasungu, Malawi
- ICAO: FWKG
- Timezone: Africa/Blantyre
- Coordinates: -13.010000, 33.470000
- Elevation: 3,470 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 17:01 in Dakar, it's 19:01 in Kasungu.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kasungu Airport (KBQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbq-kasungu-kasungu-airport/1ef266de-dff2-61bc-bae2-06bb2780ed98)
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