# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Kengtung (KET)

> 12,072 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,072 km / 7,501 mi / 6,519 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 295° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Myanmar
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6.5h (When it's 05:08 in Dakar, it's 11:38 in Kengtung)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,713 ft (KET 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

### [Kengtung Airport (KET)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ket-kengtung-kengtung-airport/1ef266df-f6ed-64ce-a8b7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kengtung, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYKG
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 21.300000, 99.640000
- Elevation: 2,798 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 05:08 in Dakar, it's 11:38 in Kengtung.
With a 6.5-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)
- [Kengtung Airport (KET)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ket-kengtung-kengtung-airport/1ef266df-f6ed-64ce-a8b7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)