# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island (LSW)

> 12,458 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,458 km / 7,741 mi / 6,727 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 20:55 in Dakar, it's 03:55 in Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 5 ft (LSW 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

### [Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsw-lhok-seumawe-sumatra-island-malikus-saleh-airport/1ef266df-fdf6-67e8-a694-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WITM
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 5.230000, 96.950000
- Elevation: 90 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 20:55 in Dakar, it's 03:55 in Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island.
With a 7-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)
- [Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsw-lhok-seumawe-sumatra-island-malikus-saleh-airport/1ef266df-fdf6-67e8-a694-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)