# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Sodankyla (SOT)

> 6,658 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,658 km / 4,137 mi / 3,595 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 18° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 231° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Finland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 08:40 in Dakar, it's 11:40 in Sodankyla)
- **Elevation difference**: 517 ft (SOT 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

### [Sodankyla Airport (SOT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sot-sodankyla-sodankyla-airport/1ef266de-c232-6460-a916-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sodankyla, Finland
- ICAO: EFSO
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates: 67.390000, 26.620000
- Elevation: 602 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 08:40 in Dakar, it's 11:40 in Sodankyla.
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)
- [Sodankyla Airport (SOT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sot-sodankyla-sodankyla-airport/1ef266de-c232-6460-a916-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)