# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Fort McMurray (YMM)

> 8,868 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,868 km / 5,510 mi / 4,788 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 13:59 in Dakar, it's 07:59 in Fort McMurray)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,126 ft (YMM 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

### [Fort McMurray Airport (YMM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ymm-fort-mcmurray-fort-mcmurray-airport/1ef266de-b120-6a50-a60f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort McMurray, Canada
- ICAO: CYMM
- Timezone: America/Edmonton
- Coordinates: 56.650000, -111.220000
- Elevation: 1,211 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 13:59 in Dakar, it's 07:59 in Fort McMurray.
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)
- [Fort McMurray Airport (YMM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ymm-fort-mcmurray-fort-mcmurray-airport/1ef266de-b120-6a50-a60f-06bb2780ed98)
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