# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Newport (NPT)

> 5,937 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,937 km / 3,689 mi / 3,206 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 311° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 104° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 08:43 in Dakar, it's 04:43 in Newport)
- **Elevation difference**: 87 ft (NPT 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

### [Newport State Airport (NPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/npt-newport-newport-state-airport/1ef266df-3e3e-6e5a-a8d3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Newport, United States
- ICAO: KUUU
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 41.530000, -71.280000
- Elevation: 172 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 08:43 in Dakar, it's 04:43 in Newport.
The 4-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)
- [Newport State Airport (NPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/npt-newport-newport-state-airport/1ef266df-3e3e-6e5a-a8d3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)