# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Latakia (LTK)

> 5,772 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,772 km / 3,586 mi / 3,116 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 56° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 261° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Syria
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 01:46 in Dakar, it's 04:46 in Latakia)
- **Elevation difference**: 72 ft (LTK 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

### [Bassel Al-Assad International Airport (LTK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ltk-latakia-bassel-al-assad-international-airport/1ef266df-8476-651c-a73c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Latakia, Syria
- ICAO: OSLK
- Timezone: Asia/Damascus
- Coordinates: 35.400000, 35.950000
- Elevation: 157 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 01:46 in Dakar, it's 04:46 in Latakia.
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)
- [Bassel Al-Assad International Airport (LTK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ltk-latakia-bassel-al-assad-international-airport/1ef266df-8476-651c-a73c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)