# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Rio De Janeiro (SNZ)

> 5,069 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,069 km / 3,150 mi / 2,737 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 215° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 16:16 in Dakar, it's 13:16 in Rio De Janeiro)
- **Elevation difference**: 75 ft (SNZ is lower 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

### [Santa Cruz Airport (SNZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/snz-rio-de-janeiro-santa-cruz-airport/1ef266df-9593-69da-b3bf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- ICAO: SBSC
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -22.930000, -43.720000
- Elevation: 10 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 16:16 in Dakar, it's 13:16 in Rio De Janeiro.
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)
- [Santa Cruz Airport (SNZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/snz-rio-de-janeiro-santa-cruz-airport/1ef266df-9593-69da-b3bf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)