# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Senai (JHB)

> 13,291 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,291 km / 8,259 mi / 7,177 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 79° (east)
- **Return heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Malaysia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 16:51 in Dakar, it's 00:51 in Senai)
- **Elevation difference**: 50 ft (JHB 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

### [Senai International Airport (JHB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jhb-senai-senai-international-airport/1ef266df-fe8b-6ec4-974b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Senai, Malaysia
- ICAO: WMKJ
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 1.640000, 103.670000
- Elevation: 135 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 16:51 in Dakar, it's 00:51 in Senai.
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)
- [Senai International Airport (JHB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jhb-senai-senai-international-airport/1ef266df-fe8b-6ec4-974b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)