# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Newcastle (ECS)

> 8,627 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,627 km / 5,360 mi / 4,658 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 81° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 05:18 in Dakar, it's 23:18 in Newcastle)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,093 ft (ECS is higher than DKR)

## Airports

### [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://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

### [Mondell Field (ECS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ecs-newcastle-mondell-field/1ef266df-1930-6c62-9639-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Newcastle, United States
- ICAO: KECS
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 43.880000, -104.310000
- Elevation: 4,178 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 05:18 in Dakar, it's 23:18 in Newcastle.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mondell Field (ECS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ecs-newcastle-mondell-field/1ef266df-1930-6c62-9639-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)