# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Mwanza (MWZ)

> 5,870 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,870 km / 3,647 mi / 3,169 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 291° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Tanzania
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 17:02 in Dakar, it's 20:02 in Mwanza)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,678 ft (MWZ 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

### [Mwanza Airport (MWZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mwz-mwanza-mwanza-airport/1ef266de-eefb-62ee-a455-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mwanza, Tanzania
- ICAO: HTMW
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates: -2.440000, 32.930000
- Elevation: 3,763 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 17:02 in Dakar, it's 20:02 in Mwanza.
The 3-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)
- [Mwanza Airport (MWZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mwz-mwanza-mwanza-airport/1ef266de-eefb-62ee-a455-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)