# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Sweetwater (SWW)

> 8,488 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,488 km / 5,274 mi / 4,583 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 300° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 81° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 14:40 in Dakar, it's 09:40 in Sweetwater)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,295 ft (SWW 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

### [Avenger Field (SWW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sww-sweetwater-avenger-field/1ef266df-3a03-61c4-8b14-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sweetwater, United States
- ICAO: KSWW
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 32.470000, -100.470000
- Elevation: 2,380 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 14:40 in Dakar, it's 09:40 in Sweetwater.
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)
- [Avenger Field (SWW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sww-sweetwater-avenger-field/1ef266df-3a03-61c4-8b14-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)