# Distance from Changsha (CSX) to Dakar (DKR)

> 12,880 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,880 km / 8,003 mi / 6,955 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Senegal
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 18:51 in Changsha, it's 10:51 in Dakar)
- **Elevation difference**: 132 ft (DKR is lower than CSX)

## Airports

### [Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/csx-changsha-changsha-huanghua-airport/1ef266e0-1e79-6e7a-826c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Changsha, China
- ICAO: ZGHA
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 28.190000, 113.220000
- Elevation: 217 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 18:51 in Changsha, it's 10:51 in Dakar.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/csx-changsha-changsha-huanghua-airport/1ef266e0-1e79-6e7a-826c-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)