# Distance from Fort Bliss/El Paso/ (BIF) to Dakar (DKR)

> 9,047 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,047 km / 5,622 mi / 4,885 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 301° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Senegal
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 15:27 in Fort Bliss/El Paso/, it's 21:27 in Dakar)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,862 ft (DKR is lower than BIF)

## Airports

### [Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss) Airport (BIF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bif-fort-blissel-paso-biggs-army-air-field-fort-bliss-airport/1ef266df-108d-69b6-a40c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Bliss/El Paso/, United States
- ICAO: KBIF
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 31.850000, -106.380000
- Elevation: 3,947 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 15:27 in Fort Bliss/El Paso/, it's 21:27 in Dakar.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss) Airport (BIF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bif-fort-blissel-paso-biggs-army-air-field-fort-bliss-airport/1ef266df-108d-69b6-a40c-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)