# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Lhok Sukon-Sumatra Island (LSX)

> 12,497 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,497 km / 7,765 mi / 6,748 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 21:26 in Dakar, it's 04:26 in Lhok Sukon-Sumatra Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 57 ft (LSX is lower 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

### [Lhok Sukon Airport (LSX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsx-lhok-sukon-sumatra-island-lhok-sukon-airport/1ef266df-fdf2-6012-9280-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lhok Sukon-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WITL
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 5.070000, 97.260000
- Elevation: 28 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 21:26 in Dakar, it's 04:26 in Lhok Sukon-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)
- [Lhok Sukon Airport (LSX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsx-lhok-sukon-sumatra-island-lhok-sukon-airport/1ef266df-fdf2-6012-9280-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)