# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Oamaru Airport (OAM)

> 16,558 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,558 km / 10,289 mi / 8,941 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 192° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 164° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 14:14 in Dakar, it's 02:14 in Oamaru Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 14 ft (OAM 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

### [Oamaru Airport (OAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oam-oamaru-airport/1ef266df-776f-6bde-956d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Oamaru Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZOU
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -44.970000, 171.080000
- Elevation: 99 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 14:14 in Dakar, it's 02:14 in Oamaru Airport.
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)
- [Oamaru Airport (OAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oam-oamaru-airport/1ef266df-776f-6bde-956d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)