# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Kilwa Masoko (KIY)

> 6,813 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,813 km / 4,233 mi / 3,679 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 109° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 292° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Tanzania
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 22:24 in Dakar, it's 01:24 in Kilwa Masoko)
- **Elevation difference**: 35 ft (KIY is lower 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

### [Kilwa Masoko Airport (KIY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kiy-kilwa-masoko-kilwa-masoko-airport/1ef266de-ee9f-6b9c-93ed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kilwa Masoko, Tanzania
- ICAO: HTKI
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates: -8.930000, 39.520000
- Elevation: 50 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 22:24 in Dakar, it's 01:24 in Kilwa Masoko.
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)
- [Kilwa Masoko Airport (KIY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kiy-kilwa-masoko-kilwa-masoko-airport/1ef266de-ee9f-6b9c-93ed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)