# Distance from Balkhash (BXH) to Dakar (DKR)

> 9,003 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,003 km / 5,594 mi / 4,861 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kazakhstan) → Senegal
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 02:45 in Balkhash, it's 21:45 in Dakar)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,361 ft (DKR is lower than BXH)

## Airports

### [Balkhash Airport (BXH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bxh-balkhash-balkhash-airport/1ef266df-e39f-6b4c-b1ef-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Balkhash, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UAAH
- Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda
- Coordinates: 46.890000, 75.000000
- Elevation: 1,446 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 02:45 in Balkhash, it's 21:45 in Dakar.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Balkhash Airport (BXH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bxh-balkhash-balkhash-airport/1ef266df-e39f-6b4c-b1ef-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)