# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Carbondale/Murphysboro (MDH)

> 7,420 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,420 km / 4,610 mi / 4,006 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 89° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 00:27 in Dakar, it's 19:27 in Carbondale/Murphysboro)
- **Elevation difference**: 326 ft (MDH 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

### [Southern Illinois Airport (MDH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdh-carbondalemurphysboro-southern-illinois-airport/1ef266df-2a4f-676e-9f2e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Carbondale/Murphysboro, United States
- ICAO: KMDH
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 37.780000, -89.250000
- Elevation: 411 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 00:27 in Dakar, it's 19:27 in Carbondale/Murphysboro.
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)
- [Southern Illinois Airport (MDH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdh-carbondalemurphysboro-southern-illinois-airport/1ef266df-2a4f-676e-9f2e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)