# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Matanzas (VRO)

> 6,727 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,727 km / 4,180 mi / 3,632 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 86° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Cuba
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 05:45 in Dakar, it's 01:45 in Matanzas)
- **Elevation difference**: 69 ft (VRO 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

### [Kawama Airport (VRO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vro-matanzas-kawama-airport/1ef266df-6af0-69bc-80f1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Matanzas, Cuba
- ICAO: MUKW
- Timezone: America/Havana
- Coordinates: 23.120000, -81.300000
- Elevation: 16 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 05:45 in Dakar, it's 01:45 in Matanzas.
The 4-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)
- [Kawama Airport (VRO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vro-matanzas-kawama-airport/1ef266df-6af0-69bc-80f1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)