# Distance from Ballina (BNK) to Dakar (DKR)

> 18,198 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,198 km / 11,308 mi / 9,826 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 212° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 151° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Senegal
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 18:42 in Ballina, it's 08:42 in Dakar)
- **Elevation difference**: 78 ft (DKR is higher than BNK)

## Airports

### [Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bnk-ballina-ballina-byron-gateway-airport/1ef266e0-0681-6a3e-9dd6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ballina, Australia
- ICAO: YBNA
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -28.830000, 153.560000
- Elevation: 7 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 18:42 in Ballina, it's 08:42 in Dakar.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bnk-ballina-ballina-byron-gateway-airport/1ef266e0-0681-6a3e-9dd6-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)