# Distance from Melbourne (AVV) to Dakar (DKR)

> 16,875 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,875 km / 10,486 mi / 9,112 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 219° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 149° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Senegal
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 10:22 in Melbourne, it's 00:22 in Dakar)
- **Elevation difference**: 50 ft (DKR is higher than AVV)

## Airports

### [Avalon Airport (AVV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/avv-melbourne-avalon-airport/1ef266e0-11e4-6642-ac46-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Melbourne, Australia
- ICAO: YMAV
- Timezone: Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates: -38.040000, 144.470000
- Elevation: 35 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 10:22 in Melbourne, it's 00:22 in Dakar.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Avalon Airport (AVV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/avv-melbourne-avalon-airport/1ef266e0-11e4-6642-ac46-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)