# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Sesriem Airstrip (SZM)

> 5,662 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,662 km / 3,518 mi / 3,057 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 140° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Namibia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 11:53 in Dakar, it's 13:53 in Sesriem Airstrip)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,369 ft (SZM 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

### [Sesriem Airstrip (SZM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/szm-sesriem-airstrip/1ef266de-e188-6350-b844-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sesriem Airstrip, Namibia
- ICAO: FYSS
- Timezone: Africa/Windhoek
- Coordinates: -24.510000, 15.750000
- Elevation: 2,454 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 11:53 in Dakar, it's 13:53 in Sesriem Airstrip.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sesriem Airstrip (SZM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/szm-sesriem-airstrip/1ef266de-e188-6350-b844-06bb2780ed98)
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