# Distance from Bellingham (BLI) to Dakar (DKR)

> 9,842 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,842 km / 6,116 mi / 5,314 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Senegal
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 03:46 in Bellingham, it's 10:46 in Dakar)
- **Elevation difference**: 86 ft (DKR is lower than BLI)

## Airports

### [Bellingham International Airport (BLI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bli-bellingham-bellingham-international-airport/1ef266df-10e7-6ab0-9999-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bellingham, United States
- ICAO: KBLI
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 48.790000, -122.540000
- Elevation: 171 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 03:46 in Bellingham, it's 10:46 in Dakar.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bellingham International Airport (BLI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bli-bellingham-bellingham-international-airport/1ef266df-10e7-6ab0-9999-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)