# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Grand Canyon (VLE)

> 9,469 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,469 km / 5,884 mi / 5,113 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 22:25 in Dakar, it's 15:25 in Grand Canyon)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,914 ft (VLE 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

### [Valle Airport (VLE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vle-grand-canyon-valle-airport/1ef266de-ffe6-61e4-8b88-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Grand Canyon, United States
- ICAO: K40G
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
- Coordinates: 35.650000, -112.150000
- Elevation: 5,999 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 22:25 in Dakar, it's 15:25 in Grand Canyon.
With a 7-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)
- [Valle Airport (VLE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vle-grand-canyon-valle-airport/1ef266de-ffe6-61e4-8b88-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)