# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Madras (MDJ)

> 9,903 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,903 km / 6,154 mi / 5,347 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 70° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 08:32 in Dakar, it's 01:32 in Madras)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,353 ft (MDJ 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

### [Madras Municipal Airport (MDJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdj-madras-madras-municipal-airport/1ef266df-36a1-6814-b49a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Madras, United States
- ICAO: KS33
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 44.670000, -121.160000
- Elevation: 2,438 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 08:32 in Dakar, it's 01:32 in Madras.
With a 7-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)
- [Madras Municipal Airport (MDJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdj-madras-madras-municipal-airport/1ef266df-36a1-6814-b49a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)