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Dakar Airport (DKR) — Direct Flights, Airlines, USD Fares | Senegal

DKR Dakar airport: 6 catalogued routes, hub for HC. USD fares, schedules, carrier comparison.

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CE Written by CheapFlightsAfrica Editorial Team · Updated May 2026 · 5 min read
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Blaise Diagne International (DKR, ICAO GOBD) serves Dakar, Senegal and is both a departure point and a destination in the corridors catalogued here. It is the based hub of Air Senegal. Our catalogue links 4 direct destinations out of DKR and 2 African origins into it, served by 5 carriers.

At a glance

6 catalogued corridors touch Dakar (DKR / GOBD) in Senegal: 4 outbound and 2 inbound, flown by 5 carriers, with Air Senegal based here. 5 of those corridors carry a cached USD quote in our fare file; the rest are catalogued on schedule evidence alone. The mix runs 2 sectors under four hours, 1 of four to seven and 3 beyond seven.

AttributeDetail
IATA / ICAODKR / GOBD
CityDakar
CountrySenegal
Based hub carrierAir Senegal
Direct destinations (catalogued)4
Reached from (African origins)2
Coordinates14.740, -17.490

The route mix at DKR splits into 2 short sectors under four hours, 1 medium sector of four to seven hours and 3 long-haul sectors beyond seven — a profile that tells you what the terminal is actually built around. 3 of the corridors here are flagged in our data as labour-migration or diaspora routes, where checked-baggage terms drive booking decisions more than schedule does.

Two codes, two uses. DKR is the IATA code you will see on a ticket, a baggage tag and a departure board, while GOBD is the ICAO code used in flight plans, NOTAMs and air-traffic filing. They are not interchangeable: IATA codes are reused across the world’s smaller fields and are the ones that cause mis-booking, which is why every corridor on this site is keyed on the pair of codes rather than a city name.

Airlines serving DKR

5 carriers appear on the DKR corridors catalogued here, 5 of them with a row in our carrier file, recording checked-baggage baselines from 23 kg to 46 kg, and 3 of those rows sit inside a global alliance (SkyTeam 2, Oneworld 1). That list is built from the 6 corridors this site catalogues through DKR, so it is our coverage rather than the airport’s full published schedule.

These carriers operate the DKR corridors catalogued on this site. Blaise Diagne International is the based hub of Air Senegal, which anchors most of its schedule and connecting bank.

AirlineAllianceChecked baggageHajj/Umrah charter
Air France (AF)SkyTeam23 kgNo
Air Senegal (HC)None23 kgNo
Saudia (SV)SkyTeam46 kgYes
Emirates (EK)None30 kgNo
Royal Air Maroc (AT)Oneworld23 kgYes

Alliance spread decides how easily a disruption at DKR gets fixed. With 2 SkyTeam carriers, 1 Oneworld carrier on these corridors, a passenger stuck here can sometimes be reflowed onto a partner without a new ticket — but only within the same alliance, and only when the original ticket permits it. Between alliances, re-accommodation is a commercial favour rather than an entitlement.

Top routes from DKR

8/10 is the highest demand score on any DKR corridor in our catalogue — Dakar to Paris (DKR–CDG), about 14 flights a week on AF and HC. Demand score is this catalogue’s own 1-10 editorial rating across 6 corridors at DKR, not a passenger count from a civil-aviation authority.

Sorted by demand; the USD market-low column is the cheapest fare our cache has seen on the corridor across all carriers.

RouteCarriersFreq/wkBlock (h)Market low (USD)
Dakar (DKR) → Paris (CDG)AF, HC~14~6.0$355
Dakar (DKR) → Jeddah (JED)SV, HC~3~7.5
Dakar (DKR) → Dubai (DXB)EK~7~9.0$666
Dakar (DKR) → New York (JFK)HC~3~9.5$756

Schedule concentration is the number worth noticing: the three busiest corridors account for about 68% of the roughly 41 weekly departures our catalogue records at DKR. A concentrated airport recovers well on its trunk routes — several rotations a day means a cancellation is a wait, not a lost day — and badly on its thin ones, where the next flight can be days away.

Block times across these corridors run from about 2.8 h to 9.5 h. That range is the practical reason a single connecting-time rule does not work at DKR: a short regional inbound and a long-haul outbound have very different delay profiles, and a tight self-built connection between them is where most missed onward flights on this site’s corridors happen. On separate tickets there is no protection at all.

Corridors and typical fares from DKR

5 of the 6 DKR corridors carry a cached USD quote, the lowest at $355. Fares are quoted in USD across the whole site so corridors from different African markets stay comparable. Sector length drives the shape: 2 run under four hours, 1 four to seven and 3 beyond seven.

Most DKR corridors here serve diaspora and long-haul family travellers. The mix is 2 short intra-Africa hops (under 4 h), 1 medium Gulf-range sector (4–7 h), 3 long-haul routes (over 7 h). 3 are labour-migration or diaspora corridors where extra-baggage allowances matter. USD fares vary by corridor — intra-Africa typically $400–900, Gulf hubs $500–1,200, long-haul $800–2,200; each per-route guide below carries live cached fares.

CorridorCached low (USD)Cheapest month seen
DKR-CDG$355$236 in Sep 2026
CMN-DKR$599$211 in Jan 2027
DKR-DXB$666
DKR-JFK$756$756 in Jul 2026
ACC-DKR$1,049$515 in Nov 2026

The shape of the fare curve follows the sector length. The 2 short corridors under four hours from DKR price like regional traffic and move mostly with the day of the week; the 3 long-haul corridors beyond seven hours move with season and school holidays, and can double between the cheapest and dearest month in our own cache. Mixing the two on one average would be meaningless, which is why every corridor page carries its own floor.

Direct flights from DKR — 4 destinations

4 catalogued routes are listed below for DKR, reaching 4 countries, led by France, United States and Saudi Arabia. Our catalogue records 4 departure and 2 arrival corridors at DKR, each linking to a corridor guide with carriers, frequency, block time and any cached fare.

Every entry leads to a corridor page with the same skeleton of facts: who flies it, how often, how long the nonstop sector is scheduled to take, how far apart the two airports actually are, and what our fare cache has recorded. Routing and carrier decide the trip; the fare only decides between equivalents.

The list covers this site’s catalogue, not the airport’s timetable. We add corridors where there is a real audience among African travellers — diaspora, pilgrim, intra-Africa and business traffic — so a seasonal charter or a thin regional service out of Dakar may be missing even though it operates. A blank fare means no cached quote rather than no service.

Direct flights to DKR — 2 routes

2 catalogued routes are listed below for DKR, reaching 4 countries, led by France, United States and Saudi Arabia. Our catalogue records 4 departure and 2 arrival corridors at DKR, each linking to a corridor guide with carriers, frequency, block time and any cached fare.

Every entry leads to a corridor page with the same skeleton of facts: who flies it, how often, how long the nonstop sector is scheduled to take, how far apart the two airports actually are, and what our fare cache has recorded. Routing and carrier decide the trip; the fare only decides between equivalents.

The list covers this site’s catalogue, not the airport’s timetable. We add corridors where there is a real audience among African travellers — diaspora, pilgrim, intra-Africa and business traffic — so a seasonal charter or a thin regional service out of Dakar may be missing even though it operates. A blank fare means no cached quote rather than no service.

By audience the DKR corridors break down as 2 in cluster A (diaspora), 2 in cluster C (intra-africa), 1 in cluster B (hajj), 1 in cluster D (business). Those clusters are this site’s own segmentation of African outbound demand, and they decide what a corridor page emphasises rather than describing the airport itself: pilgrimage timing and charter caveats on the Hajj cluster, baggage and December peaks on diaspora corridors, frequency and recovery on business routes.

Hub airlines based at DKR

1 carrier bases an operation at Dakar (DKR): Air Senegal (HC), on 5 catalogued corridors. A based carrier is where the airport’s recovery capacity lives. Across the 6 corridors catalogued at DKR, a based operation is what makes a same-day recovery realistic; an outstation carrier usually has one rotation and no local engineering.

Air Senegal

Hub status is operational, not marketing. A carrier that bases aircraft and crew at DKR builds connecting banks around it, holds spare capacity there, and can usually re-crew or swap metal the same day. The same airline at an outstation typically has one rotation and no local engineering, so an identical technical fault produces a two-hour delay at the hub and an overnight at the outstation.

It also shapes price. The based carrier usually sets the fare level on corridors out of Dakar and competitors price against it, which is why a hub airport is rarely the cheapest place to originate on its own home routes. Where our cache shows an unusually low floor at DKR, it is normally a competing carrier buying share rather than the hub carrier discounting.

FAQ

How is DKR airport connected? DKR (Dakar) connects to 4 destinations and is served by direct flights from 2 origins in our catalogue — see the full route list above.

What are the IATA and ICAO codes for DKR airport? The IATA code is DKR and the ICAO code is GOBD. The airport serves Dakar, Senegal.

Which airlines are based at DKR? Hub carriers at DKR: HC.

How can I check fares and schedules for routes through DKR? Each route in the list above links to a guide with live USD fares, weekly frequency and the airlines that operate it.

Which airlines fly from DKR? Carriers on DKR corridors catalogued here: Air France, Air Senegal, Saudia, Emirates, Royal Air Maroc. See the airlines table above for alliance and baggage.

What is the cheapest flight from DKR? In our fare cache the lowest market fare out of DKR is about $355 on Dakar–Paris (DKR-CDG). Fares move with season — check live prices on the route guide.

3 related pages follow. Each is linked because it shares an endpoint, a carrier, a country or an audience cluster with this one — the annotations say what each adds, so the ones that do not apply to your trip can be skipped.

  • Flights to Senegal — country landing page: 2 catalogued corridors from African airports, carriers, visa row and the USD fare floor we have on file.
  • Paris airport (CDG) — Charles de Gaulle, France: 0 catalogued departure corridors and 7 arrival corridors.
  • Dubai airport (DXB) — Dubai International, United Arab Emirates: 0 catalogued departure corridors and 14 arrival corridors.

Nothing above was chosen by keyword. The link set is derived from the route, carrier and airport files — a shared endpoint, a shared operator, a shared country or the same audience cluster is what puts a page on this list. That is why a link can point at a city you have no interest in and still be the useful one: it shares the airline.

Corridor pages carry the per-route detail — carriers, weekly frequency, scheduled block time, great-circle distance and whatever the fare cache holds. Airport pages carry the full catalogued route list at that field, the based hub carriers and the compensation regime of the country it sits in. Carrier pages carry the baggage baseline, alliance and the network as this catalogue records it.

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About CheapFlightsAfrica Editorial Team

CheapFlightsAfrica is a pan-African editorial team covering outbound diaspora chains to the UK/AU/CA/USA, Hajj and Umrah logistics from Nigeria/South Africa/Kenya/Ghana, intra-Africa hub routing through Johannesburg/Nairobi/Addis Ababa, and Gulf transit via Dubai and Doha. Every article is written at one desk and verified at another. Published under a single team byline. Meet the editorial team and read our standards.

Updated May 2026

Notice: Fares, visa rules and Hajj quotas change frequently. Verify everything with the airline, SACAA/NCAA/KCAA/GCAA or the relevant Hajj board (NAHCON/SAHUC/KAHCON/GHC) before booking.