# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Yichun (LDS)

> 12,313 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,313 km / 7,651 mi / 6,648 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 23° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 07:20 in Dakar, it's 15:20 in Yichun)
- **Elevation difference**: 706 ft (LDS 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

### [Lindu Airport (LDS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lds-yichun-lindu-airport/1ef266e0-2151-626a-949c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yichun, China
- ICAO: ZYLD
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 47.750000, 129.020000
- Elevation: 791 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 07:20 in Dakar, it's 15:20 in Yichun.
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)
- [Lindu Airport (LDS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lds-yichun-lindu-airport/1ef266e0-2151-626a-949c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)