# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Pottstown (PTW)

> 6,261 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,261 km / 3,890 mi / 3,380 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 99° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 23:48 in Dakar, it's 19:48 in Pottstown)
- **Elevation difference**: 223 ft (PTW 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

### [Heritage Field (PTW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ptw-pottstown-heritage-field/1ef266df-33e3-6406-900d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pottstown, United States
- ICAO: KPTW
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 40.240000, -75.560000
- Elevation: 308 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 23:48 in Dakar, it's 19:48 in Pottstown.
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)
- [Heritage Field (PTW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ptw-pottstown-heritage-field/1ef266df-33e3-6406-900d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)