# Distance from Buon Ma Thuot (BMV) to Dakar (DKR)

> 13,296 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,296 km / 8,262 mi / 7,179 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 295° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → Senegal
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 13:18 in Buon Ma Thuot, it's 06:18 in Dakar)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,644 ft (DKR is lower than BMV)

## Airports

### [Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bmv-buon-ma-thuot-buon-ma-thuot-airport/1ef266df-f5f6-63e0-b201-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam
- ICAO: VVBM
- Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates: 12.670000, 108.120000
- Elevation: 1,729 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 13:18 in Buon Ma Thuot, it's 06:18 in Dakar.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bmv-buon-ma-thuot-buon-ma-thuot-airport/1ef266df-f5f6-63e0-b201-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)