# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Lakeba Island (LKB)

> 17,989 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,989 km / 11,178 mi / 9,713 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 98° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Fiji
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 19:45 in Dakar, it's 07:45 in Lakeba Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 195 ft (LKB 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

### [Lakeba Island Airport (LKB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lkb-lakeba-island-lakeba-island-airport/1ef266df-702e-6c44-ae95-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lakeba Island, Fiji
- ICAO: NFNK
- Timezone: Pacific/Fiji
- Coordinates: -18.200000, -178.820000
- Elevation: 280 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 19:45 in Dakar, it's 07:45 in Lakeba Island.
With a 12-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)
- [Lakeba Island Airport (LKB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lkb-lakeba-island-lakeba-island-airport/1ef266df-702e-6c44-ae95-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)