# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Helena (HLN)

> 9,158 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,158 km / 5,691 mi / 4,945 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 07:20 in Dakar, it's 01:20 in Helena)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,792 ft (HLN 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

### [Helena Regional Airport (HLN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hln-helena-helena-regional-airport/1ef266df-20d7-6808-b3f9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Helena, United States
- ICAO: KHLN
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 46.610000, -111.980000
- Elevation: 3,877 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 07:20 in Dakar, it's 01:20 in Helena.
With a 6-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)
- [Helena Regional Airport (HLN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hln-helena-helena-regional-airport/1ef266df-20d7-6808-b3f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)