# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Del Rio (DRT)

> 8,587 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,587 km / 5,336 mi / 4,637 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 80° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 22:21 in Dakar, it's 17:21 in Del Rio)
- **Elevation difference**: 917 ft (DRT is higher than DKR)

## Airports

### [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

### [Del Rio International Airport (DRT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/drt-del-rio-del-rio-international-airport/1ef266df-17b9-651e-8b5e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Del Rio, United States
- ICAO: KDRT
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 29.370000, -100.930000
- Elevation: 1,002 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 22:21 in Dakar, it's 17:21 in Del Rio.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Del Rio International Airport (DRT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/drt-del-rio-del-rio-international-airport/1ef266df-17b9-651e-8b5e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)