# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Alert Bay (YAL)

> 10,057 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,057 km / 6,249 mi / 5,430 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 19:07 in Dakar, it's 12:07 in Alert Bay)
- **Elevation difference**: 155 ft (YAL 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

### [Alert Bay Airport (YAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yal-alert-bay-alert-bay-airport/1ef266de-ae71-60f2-877d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Alert Bay, Canada
- ICAO: CYAL
- Timezone: America/Vancouver
- Coordinates: 50.580000, -126.920000
- Elevation: 240 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 19:07 in Dakar, it's 12:07 in Alert Bay.
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)
- [Alert Bay Airport (YAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yal-alert-bay-alert-bay-airport/1ef266de-ae71-60f2-877d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)