# Distance from Silao (BJX) to Dakar (DKR)

> 8,818 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,818 km / 5,479 mi / 4,761 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Senegal
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 04:52 in Silao, it's 10:52 in Dakar)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,871 ft (DKR is lower than BJX)

## Airports

### [Del Bajio International Airport (BJX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bjx-silao-del-bajio-international-airport/1ef266df-61ac-66f8-af82-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Silao, Mexico
- ICAO: MMLO
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 20.990000, -101.480000
- Elevation: 5,956 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 04:52 in Silao, it's 10:52 in Dakar.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Del Bajio International Airport (BJX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bjx-silao-del-bajio-international-airport/1ef266df-61ac-66f8-af82-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)