# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Lugano (LUG)

> 4,259 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,259 km / 2,646 mi / 2,300 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 30° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 224° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 09:14 in Dakar, it's 11:14 in Lugano)
- **Elevation difference**: 830 ft (LUG 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

### [Lugano Airport (LUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lug-lugano-lugano-airport/1ef266df-57be-6f60-952c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lugano, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZA
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 46.000000, 8.910000
- Elevation: 915 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 09:14 in Dakar, it's 11:14 in Lugano.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lugano Airport (LUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lug-lugano-lugano-airport/1ef266df-57be-6f60-952c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)