# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Parakou (PKO)

> 2,265 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,265 km / 1,407 mi / 1,223 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 103° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Benin
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 19:04 in Dakar, it's 20:04 in Parakou)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,181 ft (PKO 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

### [Parakou Airport (PKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pko-parakou-parakou-airport/1ef266de-b611-6d70-a426-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Parakou, Benin
- ICAO: DBBP
- Timezone: Africa/Porto-Novo
- Coordinates: 9.360000, 2.610000
- Elevation: 1,266 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 19:04 in Dakar, it's 20:04 in Parakou.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Parakou Airport (PKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pko-parakou-parakou-airport/1ef266de-b611-6d70-a426-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)