# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Likoma Island (LIX)

> 6,478 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,478 km / 4,025 mi / 3,498 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 115° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 296° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Malawi
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 09:02 in Dakar, it's 11:02 in Likoma Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,515 ft (LIX 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

### [Likoma Island Airport (LIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lix-likoma-island-likoma-island-airport/1ef266de-e001-6b44-9830-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Likoma Island, Malawi
- ICAO: FWLK
- Timezone: Africa/Blantyre
- Coordinates: -12.080000, 34.730000
- Elevation: 1,600 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 09:02 in Dakar, it's 11:02 in Likoma Island.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Likoma Island Airport (LIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lix-likoma-island-likoma-island-airport/1ef266de-e001-6b44-9830-06bb2780ed98)
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