# Distance from Brasilia (BSB) to Nouakchott (NKC)

> 5,150 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,150 km / 3,200 mi / 2,781 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Mauritania
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 11:29 in Brasilia, it's 14:29 in Nouakchott)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,484 ft (NKC is lower than BSB)

## Airports

### [Presidente Juscelino Kubistschek International Airport (BSB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bsb-brasilia-presidente-juscelino-kubistschek-international-airport/1ef266df-93eb-6808-bed4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Brasilia, Brazil
- ICAO: SBBR
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -15.870000, -47.920000
- Elevation: 3,497 ft

### [Nouakchott International Airport (NKC)](https://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 11:29 in Brasilia, it's 14:29 in Nouakchott.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Presidente Juscelino Kubistschek International Airport (BSB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bsb-brasilia-presidente-juscelino-kubistschek-international-airport/1ef266df-93eb-6808-bed4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nouakchott International Airport (NKC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nkc-nouakchott-nouakchott-international-airport/1ef266de-e94a-6c0a-b941-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)