# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Sidney (SDY)

> 8,557 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,557 km / 5,317 mi / 4,621 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 82° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 11:12 in Dakar, it's 05:12 in Sidney)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,900 ft (SDY 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

### [Sidney-Richland Regional Airport (SDY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sdy-sidney-sidney-richland-regional-airport/1ef266df-37e2-63cc-a93a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sidney, United States
- ICAO: KSDY
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 47.710000, -104.190000
- Elevation: 1,985 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 11:12 in Dakar, it's 05:12 in Sidney.
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)
- [Sidney-Richland Regional Airport (SDY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sdy-sidney-sidney-richland-regional-airport/1ef266df-37e2-63cc-a93a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)