# Distance from Alamogordo (ALM) to Dakar (DKR)

> 8,989 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,989 km / 5,585 mi / 4,853 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 302° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Senegal
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 17:20 in Alamogordo, it's 23:20 in Dakar)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,115 ft (DKR is lower than ALM)

## Airports

### [Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport (ALM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alm-alamogordo-alamogordo-white-sands-regional-airport/1ef266df-0e11-6ce6-84c9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Alamogordo, United States
- ICAO: KALM
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 32.840000, -105.990000
- Elevation: 4,200 ft

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

## 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 17:20 in Alamogordo, it's 23:20 in Dakar.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport (ALM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alm-alamogordo-alamogordo-white-sands-regional-airport/1ef266df-0e11-6ce6-84c9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)