# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Rahim Yar Khan (RYK)

> 9,022 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,022 km / 5,606 mi / 4,872 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Pakistan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 05:24 in Dakar, it's 10:24 in Rahim Yar Khan)
- **Elevation difference**: 186 ft (RYK 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

### [Shaikh Zaid Airport (RYK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ryk-rahim-yar-khan-shaikh-zaid-airport/1ef266df-8269-6e04-981d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
- ICAO: OPRK
- Timezone: Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates: 28.380000, 70.280000
- Elevation: 271 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 05:24 in Dakar, it's 10:24 in Rahim Yar Khan.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Shaikh Zaid Airport (RYK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ryk-rahim-yar-khan-shaikh-zaid-airport/1ef266df-8269-6e04-981d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)