# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Puerto Plata (POP)

> 5,643 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,643 km / 3,506 mi / 3,047 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 284° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 87° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Dominican Republic
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 02:11 in Dakar, it's 22:11 in Puerto Plata)
- **Elevation difference**: 70 ft (POP 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

### [Gregorio Luperon International Airport (POP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pop-puerto-plata-gregorio-luperon-international-airport/1ef266df-5bd4-6dfc-adee-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
- ICAO: MDPP
- Timezone: America/Santo_Domingo
- Coordinates: 19.760000, -70.570000
- Elevation: 15 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 02:11 in Dakar, it's 22:11 in Puerto Plata.
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)
- [Gregorio Luperon International Airport (POP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pop-puerto-plata-gregorio-luperon-international-airport/1ef266df-5bd4-6dfc-adee-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)