# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Chicago (MDW)

> 7,294 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,294 km / 4,533 mi / 3,939 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 92° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 20:23 in Dakar, it's 15:23 in Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 535 ft (MDW 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

### [Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdw-chicago-chicago-midway-international-airport/1ef266df-2a5f-6d6c-b88a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chicago, United States
- ICAO: KMDW
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 41.790000, -87.750000
- Elevation: 620 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 20:23 in Dakar, it's 15:23 in Chicago.
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)
- [Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdw-chicago-chicago-midway-international-airport/1ef266df-2a5f-6d6c-b88a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)