# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Wekweeti (YFJ)

> 8,850 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,850 km / 5,499 mi / 4,778 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 334° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 00:27 in Dakar, it's 18:27 in Wekweeti)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,123 ft (YFJ 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

### [Wekweeti Airport (YFJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yfj-wekweeti-wekweeti-airport/1ef266de-b367-6638-a9f0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wekweeti, Canada
- ICAO: CYWE
- Timezone: America/Edmonton
- Coordinates: 64.190000, -114.080000
- Elevation: 1,208 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 00:27 in Dakar, it's 18:27 in Wekweeti.
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)
- [Wekweeti Airport (YFJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yfj-wekweeti-wekweeti-airport/1ef266de-b367-6638-a9f0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)