# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Highbury Airport (HIG)

> 17,934 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,934 km / 11,144 mi / 9,683 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 98° (east)
- **Return heading**: 267° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 16:59 in Dakar, it's 02:59 in Highbury Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 85 ft (HIG is lower 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

### [Highbury Airport (HIG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hig-highbury-airport/1ef266e0-0de7-68fa-ae25-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Highbury Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YHHY
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -16.430000, 143.150000
- Elevation: 0 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 16:59 in Dakar, it's 02:59 in Highbury Airport.
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)
- [Highbury Airport (HIG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hig-highbury-airport/1ef266e0-0de7-68fa-ae25-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)