# Distance from Fort Irwin/Barstow (BYS) to Dakar (DKR)

> 9,870 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,870 km / 6,133 mi / 5,330 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Senegal
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 04:14 in Fort Irwin/Barstow, it's 11:14 in Dakar)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,265 ft (DKR is lower than BYS)

## Airports

### [Bicycle Lake Army Air Field (BYS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bys-fort-irwinbarstow-bicycle-lake-army-air-field/1ef266df-120f-6028-9ae4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Irwin/Barstow, United States
- ICAO: KBYS
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 35.280000, -116.630000
- Elevation: 2,350 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 04:14 in Fort Irwin/Barstow, it's 11:14 in Dakar.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bicycle Lake Army Air Field (BYS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bys-fort-irwinbarstow-bicycle-lake-army-air-field/1ef266df-120f-6028-9ae4-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)