# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Lexington (LEX)

> 7,013 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,013 km / 4,358 mi / 3,787 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 92° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 18:34 in Dakar, it's 14:34 in Lexington)
- **Elevation difference**: 894 ft (LEX 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

### [Blue Grass Airport (LEX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lex-lexington-blue-grass-airport/1ef266df-273e-6cbe-bb7a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lexington, United States
- ICAO: KLEX
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 38.040000, -84.610000
- Elevation: 979 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 18:34 in Dakar, it's 14:34 in Lexington.
The 4-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)
- [Blue Grass Airport (LEX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lex-lexington-blue-grass-airport/1ef266df-273e-6cbe-bb7a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)