# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Leadville (LXV)

> 8,879 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,879 km / 5,517 mi / 4,794 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 18:30 in Dakar, it's 12:30 in Leadville)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,849 ft (LXV 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

### [Lake County Airport (LXV)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lxv-leadville-lake-county-airport/1ef266df-28b5-657a-99f5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Leadville, United States
- ICAO: KLXV
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 39.220000, -106.320000
- Elevation: 9,934 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 18:30 in Dakar, it's 12:30 in Leadville.
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)
- [Lake County Airport (LXV)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lxv-leadville-lake-county-airport/1ef266df-28b5-657a-99f5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)