# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Istanbul (SAW)

> 5,356 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,356 km / 3,328 mi / 2,892 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 251° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Turkey
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 07:15 in Dakar, it's 10:15 in Istanbul)
- **Elevation difference**: 227 ft (SAW 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

### [Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/saw-istanbul-sabiha-gokcen-international-airport/1ef266df-595b-6986-8915-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Istanbul, Turkey
- ICAO: LTFJ
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 40.900000, 29.310000
- Elevation: 312 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 07:15 in Dakar, it's 10:15 in Istanbul.
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)
- [Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/saw-istanbul-sabiha-gokcen-international-airport/1ef266df-595b-6986-8915-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)