# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Shetland Islands (SCS)

> 5,247 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,247 km / 3,260 mi / 2,833 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 11° (north)
- **Return heading**: 202° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United Kingdom
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 17:43 in Dakar, it's 18:43 in Shetland Islands)
- **Elevation difference**: 4 ft (SCS 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

### [Scatsta Airport (SCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/scs-shetland-islands-scatsta-airport/1ef266de-c530-6748-a011-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shetland Islands, United Kingdom
- ICAO: EGPM
- Timezone: Europe/London
- Coordinates: 60.430000, -1.300000
- Elevation: 81 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 17:43 in Dakar, it's 18:43 in Shetland Islands.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Scatsta Airport (SCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/scs-shetland-islands-scatsta-airport/1ef266de-c530-6748-a011-06bb2780ed98)
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