# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Yakima (YKM)

> 9,787 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,787 km / 6,081 mi / 5,284 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 10:28 in Dakar, it's 03:28 in Yakima)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,014 ft (YKM 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

### [Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Field (YKM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ykm-yakima-yakima-air-trmlmcallister-field/1ef266df-4190-6252-8dbc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yakima, United States
- ICAO: KYKM
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 46.570000, -120.540000
- Elevation: 1,099 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 10:28 in Dakar, it's 03:28 in Yakima.
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)
- [Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Field (YKM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ykm-yakima-yakima-air-trmlmcallister-field/1ef266df-4190-6252-8dbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)