# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Balcanoona Airport (LCN)

> 17,070 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,070 km / 10,607 mi / 9,217 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 131° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 239° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9.5h (When it's 05:46 in Dakar, it's 15:16 in Balcanoona Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 59 ft (LCN 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

### [Balcanoona Airport (LCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lcn-balcanoona-airport/1ef266e0-0637-63a8-8319-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Balcanoona Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YBLC
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -30.540000, 139.340000
- Elevation: 144 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 05:46 in Dakar, it's 15:16 in Balcanoona Airport.
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)
- [Balcanoona Airport (LCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lcn-balcanoona-airport/1ef266e0-0637-63a8-8319-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)