# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Lichinga (VXC)

> 6,589 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,589 km / 4,094 mi / 3,558 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 116° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 296° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Mozambique
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 06:48 in Dakar, it's 08:48 in Lichinga)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,420 ft (VXC 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

### [Lichinga Airport (VXC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vxc-lichinga-lichinga-airport/1ef266de-ddae-6f72-aaae-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lichinga, Mozambique
- ICAO: FQLC
- Timezone: Africa/Maputo
- Coordinates: -13.270000, 35.270000
- Elevation: 4,505 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 06:48 in Dakar, it's 08:48 in Lichinga.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lichinga Airport (VXC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vxc-lichinga-lichinga-airport/1ef266de-ddae-6f72-aaae-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)