# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Jackson (MKL)

> 7,396 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,396 km / 4,596 mi / 3,994 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 303° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 88° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 22:53 in Dakar, it's 17:53 in Jackson)
- **Elevation difference**: 348 ft (MKL 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

### [Mc Kellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mkl-jackson-mc-kellar-sipes-regional-airport/1ef266df-2b32-692e-a567-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jackson, United States
- ICAO: KMKL
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 35.600000, -88.920000
- Elevation: 433 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 22:53 in Dakar, it's 17:53 in Jackson.
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)
- [Mc Kellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mkl-jackson-mc-kellar-sipes-regional-airport/1ef266df-2b32-692e-a567-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)