# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Shell Mera (PTZ)

> 6,902 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,902 km / 4,289 mi / 3,727 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 260° (west)
- **Return heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 04:21 in Dakar, it's 23:21 in Shell Mera)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,380 ft (PTZ 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

### [Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ptz-shell-mera-rio-amazonas-airport/1ef266df-a594-6974-99e1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shell Mera, Ecuador
- ICAO: SESM
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -1.510000, -78.060000
- Elevation: 3,465 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 04:21 in Dakar, it's 23:21 in Shell Mera.
The 5-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)
- [Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ptz-shell-mera-rio-amazonas-airport/1ef266df-a594-6974-99e1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)