# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Yellowknife (YZF)

> 8,910 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,910 km / 5,536 mi / 4,811 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 332° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 08:31 in Dakar, it's 02:31 in Yellowknife)
- **Elevation difference**: 590 ft (YZF 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

### [Yellowknife Airport (YZF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yzf-yellowknife-yellowknife-airport/1ef266de-b438-683c-84bf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yellowknife, Canada
- ICAO: CYZF
- Timezone: America/Edmonton
- Coordinates: 62.460000, -114.440000
- Elevation: 675 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 08:31 in Dakar, it's 02:31 in Yellowknife.
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)
- [Yellowknife Airport (YZF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yzf-yellowknife-yellowknife-airport/1ef266de-b438-683c-84bf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)