# Distance from Brookings (BKX) to Dakar (DKR)

> 8,027 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,027 km / 4,988 mi / 4,334 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 87° (east)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Senegal
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 09:46 in Brookings, it's 14:46 in Dakar)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,563 ft (DKR is lower than BKX)

## Airports

### [Brookings Regional Airport (BKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkx-brookings-brookings-regional-airport/1ef266df-10db-642c-8695-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Brookings, United States
- ICAO: KBKX
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 44.300000, -96.820000
- Elevation: 1,648 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 09:46 in Brookings, it's 14:46 in Dakar.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Brookings Regional Airport (BKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkx-brookings-brookings-regional-airport/1ef266df-10db-642c-8695-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)