# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Shemya (SYA)

> 12,434 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,434 km / 7,726 mi / 6,714 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 352° (north)
- **Return heading**: 12° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 14:45 in Dakar, it's 05:45 in Shemya)
- **Elevation difference**: 13 ft (SYA 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

### [Eareckson Air Station (SYA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sya-shemya-eareckson-air-station/1ef266df-8831-6558-891b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shemya, United States
- ICAO: PASY
- Timezone: America/Adak
- Coordinates: 52.700000, 174.100000
- Elevation: 98 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 14:45 in Dakar, it's 05:45 in Shemya.
With a 9-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)
- [Eareckson Air Station (SYA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sya-shemya-eareckson-air-station/1ef266df-8831-6558-891b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)