# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Watsonville (WVI)

> 10,250 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,250 km / 6,369 mi / 5,534 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 70° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 20:45 in Dakar, it's 13:45 in Watsonville)
- **Elevation difference**: 78 ft (WVI 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

### [Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/wvi-watsonville-watsonville-municipal-airport/1ef266df-401e-696e-a9a7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Watsonville, United States
- ICAO: KWVI
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 36.940000, -121.790000
- Elevation: 163 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 20:45 in Dakar, it's 13:45 in Watsonville.
With a 7-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)
- [Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/wvi-watsonville-watsonville-municipal-airport/1ef266df-401e-696e-a9a7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)