# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Grand Junction (GJT)

> 9,068 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,068 km / 5,635 mi / 4,896 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 21:17 in Dakar, it's 15:17 in Grand Junction)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,776 ft (GJT 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

### [Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gjt-grand-junction-grand-junction-regional-airport/1ef266df-1e54-66b2-8d2d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Grand Junction, United States
- ICAO: KGJT
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 39.120000, -108.530000
- Elevation: 4,861 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 21:17 in Dakar, it's 15:17 in Grand Junction.
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)
- [Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gjt-grand-junction-grand-junction-regional-airport/1ef266df-1e54-66b2-8d2d-06bb2780ed98)
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