# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Maroochydore (MCY)

> 18,374 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,374 km / 11,417 mi / 9,921 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 145° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 218° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 14:30 in Dakar, it's 00:30 in Maroochydore)
- **Elevation difference**: 70 ft (MCY 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

### [Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mcy-maroochydore-sunshine-coast-airport/1ef266e0-065f-6fd8-81fe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Maroochydore, Australia
- ICAO: YBMC
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -26.600000, 153.090000
- Elevation: 15 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 14:30 in Dakar, it's 00:30 in Maroochydore.
With a 10-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)
- [Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mcy-maroochydore-sunshine-coast-airport/1ef266e0-065f-6fd8-81fe-06bb2780ed98)
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