# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Shirley (WSH)

> 6,049 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,049 km / 3,759 mi / 3,266 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 102° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 17:52 in Dakar, it's 13:52 in Shirley)
- **Elevation difference**: 4 ft (WSH 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

### [Brookhaven Airport (WSH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wsh-shirley-brookhaven-airport/1ef266df-21da-6f48-9081-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shirley, United States
- ICAO: KHWV
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 40.820000, -72.870000
- Elevation: 81 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 17:52 in Dakar, it's 13:52 in Shirley.
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)
- [Brookhaven Airport (WSH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wsh-shirley-brookhaven-airport/1ef266df-21da-6f48-9081-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)