# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Shelby (SBX)

> 9,101 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,101 km / 5,655 mi / 4,914 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 11:52 in Dakar, it's 05:52 in Shelby)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,358 ft (SBX 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

### [Shelby Airport (SBX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sbx-shelby-shelby-airport/1ef266df-3794-67bc-9433-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shelby, United States
- ICAO: KSBX
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 48.540000, -111.870000
- Elevation: 3,443 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 11:52 in Dakar, it's 05:52 in Shelby.
With a 6-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)
- [Shelby Airport (SBX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sbx-shelby-shelby-airport/1ef266df-3794-67bc-9433-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)