# Distance from Bakalalan (BKM) to Dakar (DKR)

> 14,446 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,446 km / 8,977 mi / 7,800 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 293° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malaysia) → Senegal
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 17:20 in Bakalalan, it's 09:20 in Dakar)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,815 ft (DKR is lower than BKM)

## Airports

### [Bakalalan Airport (BKM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkm-bakalalan-bakalalan-airport/1ef266df-fb4e-6400-ae6b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bakalalan, Malaysia
- ICAO: WBGQ
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 3.970000, 115.620000
- Elevation: 2,900 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 17:20 in Bakalalan, it's 09:20 in Dakar.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bakalalan Airport (BKM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkm-bakalalan-bakalalan-airport/1ef266df-fb4e-6400-ae6b-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)