# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Leeuwarden (LWR)

> 4,741 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,741 km / 2,946 mi / 2,560 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 20° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 214° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Netherlands
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 23:58 in Dakar, it's 01:58 in Leeuwarden)
- **Elevation difference**: 82 ft (LWR 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

### [Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lwr-leeuwarden-leeuwarden-air-base/1ef266de-c6e0-661a-b2c5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Leeuwarden, Netherlands
- ICAO: EHLW
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates: 53.230000, 5.760000
- Elevation: 3 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 23:58 in Dakar, it's 01:58 in Leeuwarden.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lwr-leeuwarden-leeuwarden-air-base/1ef266de-c6e0-661a-b2c5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)