# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Port Lincoln (PLO)

> 16,554 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,554 km / 10,286 mi / 8,938 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 134° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 237° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9.5h (When it's 02:42 in Dakar, it's 12:12 in Port Lincoln)
- **Elevation difference**: 49 ft (PLO 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

### [Port Lincoln Airport (PLO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/plo-port-lincoln-port-lincoln-airport/1ef266e0-1715-62e2-a74b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Port Lincoln, Australia
- ICAO: YPLC
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -34.610000, 135.880000
- Elevation: 36 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 02:42 in Dakar, it's 12:12 in Port Lincoln.
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)
- [Port Lincoln Airport (PLO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/plo-port-lincoln-port-lincoln-airport/1ef266e0-1715-62e2-a74b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)