# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to London (LHR)

> 4,358 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,358 km / 2,708 mi / 2,353 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 17° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 207° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United Kingdom
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 16:48 in Dakar, it's 17:48 in London)
- **Elevation difference**: 2 ft (LHR 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

### [London Heathrow Airport (LHR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lhr-london-london-heathrow-airport/1ef266de-c45a-6b7a-a3bf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: London, United Kingdom
- ICAO: EGLL
- Timezone: Europe/London
- Coordinates: 51.470000, -0.460000
- Elevation: 83 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 16:48 in Dakar, it's 17:48 in London.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [London Heathrow Airport (LHR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lhr-london-london-heathrow-airport/1ef266de-c45a-6b7a-a3bf-06bb2780ed98)
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