# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Madivaru (LMV)

> 9,945 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,945 km / 6,180 mi / 5,370 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 85° (east)
- **Return heading**: 285° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Maldives
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 13:51 in Dakar, it's 18:51 in Madivaru)
- **Elevation difference**: 79 ft (LMV 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

### [Madivaru Airport (LMV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lmv-madivaru-madivaru-airport/1ef266df-f43f-6ad8-9489-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Madivaru, Maldives
- ICAO: VRGD
- Timezone: Indian/Maldives
- Coordinates: 5.460000, 73.370000
- Elevation: 6 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:51 in Dakar, it's 18:51 in Madivaru.
The 5-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)
- [Madivaru Airport (LMV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lmv-madivaru-madivaru-airport/1ef266df-f43f-6ad8-9489-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)