# Distance from Alexander City (ALX) to Dakar (DKR)

> 7,132 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,132 km / 4,432 mi / 3,851 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 89° (east)
- **Return heading**: 300° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Senegal
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 15:32 in Alexander City, it's 20:32 in Dakar)
- **Elevation difference**: 601 ft (DKR is lower than ALX)

## Airports

### [Thomas C Russell Field (ALX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alx-alexander-city-thomas-c-russell-field/1ef266df-0e25-6fde-b4be-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Alexander City, United States
- ICAO: KALX
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 32.910000, -85.960000
- Elevation: 686 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 15:32 in Alexander City, it's 20:32 in Dakar.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Thomas C Russell Field (ALX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alx-alexander-city-thomas-c-russell-field/1ef266df-0e25-6fde-b4be-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)