# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Petrolina (PNZ)

> 3,695 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,695 km / 2,296 mi / 1,995 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 09:59 in Dakar, it's 06:59 in Petrolina)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,178 ft (PNZ 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

### [Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pnz-petrolina-senador-nilo-coelho-airport/1ef266df-9565-609e-8d28-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Petrolina, Brazil
- ICAO: SBPL
- Timezone: America/Bahia
- Coordinates: -9.360000, -40.570000
- Elevation: 1,263 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 09:59 in Dakar, it's 06:59 in Petrolina.
The 3-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)
- [Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pnz-petrolina-senador-nilo-coelho-airport/1ef266df-9565-609e-8d28-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)