# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Elcho Island (ELC)

> 17,087 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,087 km / 10,617 mi / 9,226 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 87° (east)
- **Return heading**: 279° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9.5h (When it's 15:33 in Dakar, it's 01:03 in Elcho Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 16 ft (ELC 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

### [Elcho Island Airport (ELC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/elc-elcho-island-elcho-island-airport/1ef266e0-0b83-6faa-93ed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Elcho Island, Australia
- ICAO: YELD
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -12.020000, 135.570000
- Elevation: 101 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 15:33 in Dakar, it's 01:03 in Elcho Island.
With a 9.5-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)
- [Elcho Island Airport (ELC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/elc-elcho-island-elcho-island-airport/1ef266e0-0b83-6faa-93ed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)