# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Puerto Cabezas (PUZ)

> 7,070 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,070 km / 4,393 mi / 3,818 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 279° (west)
- **Return heading**: 80° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Nicaragua
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 01:28 in Dakar, it's 19:28 in Puerto Cabezas)
- **Elevation difference**: 33 ft (PUZ 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

### [Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puz-puerto-cabezas-puerto-cabezas-airport/1ef266df-639c-67c4-b876-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
- ICAO: MNPC
- Timezone: America/Managua
- Coordinates: 14.050000, -83.390000
- Elevation: 52 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 01:28 in Dakar, it's 19:28 in Puerto Cabezas.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant 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)
- [Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puz-puerto-cabezas-puerto-cabezas-airport/1ef266df-639c-67c4-b876-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)