# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Dayong (DYG)

> 12,599 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,599 km / 7,829 mi / 6,803 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 304° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 14:17 in Dakar, it's 22:17 in Dayong)
- **Elevation difference**: 607 ft (DYG is higher than DKR)

## Airports

### [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

### [Dayong Airport (DYG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dyg-dayong-dayong-airport/1ef266e0-1e6e-60b6-9939-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dayong, China
- ICAO: ZGDY
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 29.100000, 110.440000
- Elevation: 692 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 14:17 in Dakar, it's 22:17 in Dayong.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Dayong Airport (DYG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dyg-dayong-dayong-airport/1ef266e0-1e6e-60b6-9939-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)