# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Olympic Dam (OLP)

> 16,869 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,869 km / 10,482 mi / 9,108 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 128° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 242° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9.5h (When it's 13:49 in Dakar, it's 23:19 in Olympic Dam)
- **Elevation difference**: 258 ft (OLP 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

### [Olympic Dam Airport (OLP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/olp-olympic-dam-olympic-dam-airport/1ef266e0-1626-6bd8-95db-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Olympic Dam, Australia
- ICAO: YOLD
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -30.480000, 136.880000
- Elevation: 343 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 13:49 in Dakar, it's 23:19 in Olympic Dam.
With a 9.5-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)
- [Olympic Dam Airport (OLP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/olp-olympic-dam-olympic-dam-airport/1ef266e0-1626-6bd8-95db-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)