# Distance from Ankang (AKA) to Dakar (DKR)

> 12,256 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,256 km / 7,615 mi / 6,618 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 304° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Senegal
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 13:37 in Ankang, it's 05:37 in Dakar)
- **Elevation difference**: 85 ft (DKR is higher than AKA)

## Airports

### [Ankang Airport (AKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aka-ankang-ankang-airport/1ef266e0-1eff-6c50-a788-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ankang, China
- ICAO: ZLAK
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 32.710000, 108.930000
- Elevation: 0 ft

### [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.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

## 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 13:37 in Ankang, it's 05:37 in Dakar.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ankang Airport (AKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aka-ankang-ankang-airport/1ef266e0-1eff-6c50-a788-06bb2780ed98)
- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)