# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to El Hierro Island (VDE)

> 1,454 km · estimated flight time 3h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,454 km / 903 mi / 785 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 358° (north)
- **Return heading**: 178° (south)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Spain
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 10:23 in Dakar, it's 11:23 in El Hierro Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 18 ft (VDE 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

### [Hierro Airport (VDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vde-el-hierro-island-hierro-airport/1ef266de-e77a-651a-a537-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Hierro Island, Spain
- ICAO: GCHI
- Timezone: Atlantic/Canary
- Coordinates: 27.810000, -17.890000
- Elevation: 103 ft

## Route notes

This is a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:23 in Dakar, it's 11:23 in El Hierro Island.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Hierro Airport (VDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vde-el-hierro-island-hierro-airport/1ef266de-e77a-651a-a537-06bb2780ed98)
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