# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Tampico (TAM)

> 8,424 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,424 km / 5,234 mi / 4,548 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 80° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 05:55 in Dakar, it's 23:55 in Tampico)
- **Elevation difference**: 5 ft (TAM 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

### [General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tam-tampico-general-francisco-javier-mina-international-airport/1ef266df-6250-6a1e-a697-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tampico, Mexico
- ICAO: MMTM
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 22.300000, -97.870000
- Elevation: 80 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 05:55 in Dakar, it's 23:55 in Tampico.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant 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)
- [General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tam-tampico-general-francisco-javier-mina-international-airport/1ef266df-6250-6a1e-a697-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)