# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Whitecourt (YZU)

> 9,213 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,213 km / 5,725 mi / 4,975 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 14:37 in Dakar, it's 08:37 in Whitecourt)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,482 ft (YZU 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

### [Whitecourt Airport (YZU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yzu-whitecourt-whitecourt-airport/1ef266de-b455-6298-9663-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Whitecourt, Canada
- ICAO: CYZU
- Timezone: America/Edmonton
- Coordinates: 54.140000, -115.790000
- Elevation: 2,567 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 14:37 in Dakar, it's 08:37 in Whitecourt.
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)
- [Whitecourt Airport (YZU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yzu-whitecourt-whitecourt-airport/1ef266de-b455-6298-9663-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)