# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to La Plata (LPG)

> 6,979 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,979 km / 4,336 mi / 3,768 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 217° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 06:20 in Dakar, it's 03:20 in La Plata)
- **Elevation difference**: 13 ft (LPG 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

### [La Plata Airport (LPG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lpg-la-plata-la-plata-airport/1ef266df-914c-6688-80d7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: La Plata, Argentina
- ICAO: SADL
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Coordinates: -34.970000, -57.890000
- Elevation: 72 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 06:20 in Dakar, it's 03:20 in La Plata.
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)
- [La Plata Airport (LPG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lpg-la-plata-la-plata-airport/1ef266df-914c-6688-80d7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)