# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Drayton Valley (YDC)

> 9,185 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,185 km / 5,707 mi / 4,960 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 08:16 in Dakar, it's 02:16 in Drayton Valley)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,691 ft (YDC 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

### [Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (YDC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ydc-drayton-valley-drayton-valley-industrial-airport/1ef266de-a33f-6576-8113-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Drayton Valley, Canada
- ICAO: CER3
- Timezone: America/Edmonton
- Coordinates: 53.270000, -114.960000
- Elevation: 2,776 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 08:16 in Dakar, it's 02:16 in Drayton Valley.
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)
- [Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (YDC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ydc-drayton-valley-drayton-valley-industrial-airport/1ef266de-a33f-6576-8113-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)