# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Fairbanks (EIL)

> 10,223 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,223 km / 6,352 mi / 5,520 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 341° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 02:54 in Dakar, it's 18:54 in Fairbanks)
- **Elevation difference**: 463 ft (EIL 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

### [Eielson Afb Airport (EIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eil-fairbanks-eielson-afb-airport/1ef266df-864f-612c-97cb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fairbanks, United States
- ICAO: PAEI
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 64.670000, -147.100000
- Elevation: 548 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 02:54 in Dakar, it's 18:54 in Fairbanks.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant 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)
- [Eielson Afb Airport (EIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eil-fairbanks-eielson-afb-airport/1ef266df-864f-612c-97cb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)