# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Kandahar Airport (KDH)

> 8,538 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,538 km / 5,305 mi / 4,610 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 60° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 279° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Afghanistan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +4.5h (When it's 04:51 in Dakar, it's 09:21 in Kandahar Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,252 ft (KDH is higher than DKR)

## Airports

### [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://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

### [Kandahar Airport (KDH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kdh-kandahar-airport/1ef266df-78c0-660a-ba76-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OAKN
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 31.510000, 65.850000
- Elevation: 3,337 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 04:51 in Dakar, it's 09:21 in Kandahar Airport.
The 4.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kandahar Airport (KDH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kdh-kandahar-airport/1ef266df-78c0-660a-ba76-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)