# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Forbes (FRB)

> 17,477 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,477 km / 10,860 mi / 9,437 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 147° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 219° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 05:44 in Dakar, it's 15:44 in Forbes)
- **Elevation difference**: 675 ft (FRB 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

### [Forbes Airport (FRB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/frb-forbes-forbes-airport/1ef266e0-0c0e-62cc-9b30-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Forbes, Australia
- ICAO: YFBS
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -33.360000, 147.940000
- Elevation: 760 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 05:44 in Dakar, it's 15:44 in Forbes.
With a 10-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)
- [Forbes Airport (FRB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/frb-forbes-forbes-airport/1ef266e0-0c0e-62cc-9b30-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)