# Distance from Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to Nouakchott (NKC)

> 4,166 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,166 km / 2,588 mi / 2,249 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 220° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Mauritania
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 14:56 in Frankfurt am Main, it's 12:56 in Nouakchott)
- **Elevation difference**: 351 ft (NKC is lower than FRA)

## Airports

### [Frankfurt am Main International Airport (FRA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fra-frankfurt-am-main-frankfurt-am-main-international-airport/1ef266de-bae6-6a30-b5be-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- ICAO: EDDF
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 50.030000, 8.540000
- Elevation: 364 ft

### [Nouakchott International Airport (NKC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nkc-nouakchott-nouakchott-international-airport/1ef266de-e94a-6c0a-b941-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nouakchott, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQNN
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 18.100000, -15.950000
- Elevation: 13 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 14:56 in Frankfurt am Main, it's 12:56 in Nouakchott.

## Related

- [Frankfurt am Main International Airport (FRA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fra-frankfurt-am-main-frankfurt-am-main-international-airport/1ef266de-bae6-6a30-b5be-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nouakchott International Airport (NKC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nkc-nouakchott-nouakchott-international-airport/1ef266de-e94a-6c0a-b941-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)