# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Penang (PEN)

> 12,805 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,805 km / 7,957 mi / 6,914 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Malaysia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 03:47 in Dakar, it's 11:47 in Penang)
- **Elevation difference**: 74 ft (PEN 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

### [Penang International Airport (PEN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pen-penang-penang-international-airport/1ef266df-fea1-6a3a-b427-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Penang, Malaysia
- ICAO: WMKP
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 5.300000, 100.280000
- Elevation: 11 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 03:47 in Dakar, it's 11:47 in Penang.
With a 8-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)
- [Penang International Airport (PEN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pen-penang-penang-international-airport/1ef266df-fea1-6a3a-b427-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)