# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Lerwick (LWK)

> 5,223 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,223 km / 3,246 mi / 2,820 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 11° (north)
- **Return heading**: 202° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United Kingdom
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 14:50 in Dakar, it's 15:50 in Lerwick)
- **Elevation difference**: 42 ft (LWK 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

### [Lerwick / Tingwall Airport (LWK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lwk-lerwick-lerwick-tingwall-airport/1ef266de-c3a2-6570-9aa8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lerwick, United Kingdom
- ICAO: EGET
- Timezone: Europe/London
- Coordinates: 60.190000, -1.240000
- Elevation: 43 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 14:50 in Dakar, it's 15:50 in Lerwick.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lerwick / Tingwall Airport (LWK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lwk-lerwick-lerwick-tingwall-airport/1ef266de-c3a2-6570-9aa8-06bb2780ed98)
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