# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Kangerlussuaq (SFJ)

> 6,296 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,296 km / 3,912 mi / 3,399 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 345° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 141° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Greenland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 14:27 in Dakar, it's 13:27 in Kangerlussuaq)
- **Elevation difference**: 80 ft (SFJ 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

### [Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfj-kangerlussuaq-kangerlussuaq-airport/1ef266de-9d37-61a6-acb2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
- ICAO: BGSF
- Timezone: America/Nuuk
- Coordinates: 67.010000, -50.710000
- Elevation: 165 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 14:27 in Dakar, it's 13:27 in Kangerlussuaq.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfj-kangerlussuaq-kangerlussuaq-airport/1ef266de-9d37-61a6-acb2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)