# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Hays (HYS)

> 8,284 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,284 km / 5,147 mi / 4,473 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 307° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 83° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 05:48 in Dakar, it's 00:48 in Hays)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,914 ft (HYS 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

### [Hays Regional Airport (HYS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hys-hays-hays-regional-airport/1ef266df-21f7-6d96-88ed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hays, United States
- ICAO: KHYS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 38.840000, -99.270000
- Elevation: 1,999 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 05:48 in Dakar, it's 00:48 in Hays.
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)
- [Hays Regional Airport (HYS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hys-hays-hays-regional-airport/1ef266df-21f7-6d96-88ed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)