# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Hawker (HWK)

> 16,922 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,922 km / 10,515 mi / 9,137 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 132° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 238° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9.5h (When it's 05:22 in Dakar, it's 14:52 in Hawker)
- **Elevation difference**: 236 ft (HWK 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

### [Wilpena Pound Airport (HWK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hwk-hawker-wilpena-pound-airport/1ef266e0-0dad-656a-864c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hawker, Australia
- ICAO: YHAW
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -31.860000, 138.470000
- Elevation: 321 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 05:22 in Dakar, it's 14:52 in Hawker.
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)
- [Wilpena Pound Airport (HWK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hwk-hawker-wilpena-pound-airport/1ef266e0-0dad-656a-864c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)