# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Philadelphia (PHL)

> 6,227 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,227 km / 3,869 mi / 3,362 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 99° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 20:53 in Dakar, it's 16:53 in Philadelphia)
- **Elevation difference**: 49 ft (PHL is lower 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

### [Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/phl-philadelphia-philadelphia-international-airport/1ef266df-3298-6dbc-a5dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Philadelphia, United States
- ICAO: KPHL
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 39.870000, -75.240000
- Elevation: 36 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 20:53 in Dakar, it's 16:53 in Philadelphia.
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)
- [Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/phl-philadelphia-philadelphia-international-airport/1ef266df-3298-6dbc-a5dd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)