# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Rome (REO)

> 9,730 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,730 km / 6,046 mi / 5,254 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 16:59 in Dakar, it's 10:59 in Rome)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,968 ft (REO 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

### [Rome State Airport (REO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/reo-rome-rome-state-airport/1ef266df-34f5-6d08-b97a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rome, United States
- ICAO: KREO
- Timezone: America/Boise
- Coordinates: 42.580000, -117.890000
- Elevation: 4,053 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 16:59 in Dakar, it's 10:59 in Rome.
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)
- [Rome State Airport (REO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/reo-rome-rome-state-airport/1ef266df-34f5-6d08-b97a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)