# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Puerto Vallarta (PVR)

> 9,208 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,208 km / 5,721 mi / 4,972 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 23:35 in Dakar, it's 17:35 in Puerto Vallarta)
- **Elevation difference**: 62 ft (PVR 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

### [Licenciado Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvr-puerto-vallarta-licenciado-gustavo-diaz-ordaz-international-airport/1ef266df-6210-68ec-9f93-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- ICAO: MMPR
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 20.680000, -105.250000
- Elevation: 23 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:35 in Dakar, it's 17:35 in Puerto Vallarta.
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)
- [Licenciado Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvr-puerto-vallarta-licenciado-gustavo-diaz-ordaz-international-airport/1ef266df-6210-68ec-9f93-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)