# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Riga (RIX)

> 5,838 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,838 km / 3,627 mi / 3,152 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 27° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 234° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Latvia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 16:50 in Dakar, it's 19:50 in Riga)
- **Elevation difference**: 49 ft (RIX 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

### [Riga International Airport (RIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rix-riga-riga-international-airport/1ef266de-cee1-633c-bbcf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Riga, Latvia
- ICAO: EVRA
- Timezone: Europe/Riga
- Coordinates: 56.920000, 23.970000
- Elevation: 36 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 16:50 in Dakar, it's 19:50 in Riga.
The 3-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)
- [Riga International Airport (RIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rix-riga-riga-international-airport/1ef266de-cee1-633c-bbcf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)