# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Smithton Airport (SIO)

> 16,659 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,659 km / 10,351 mi / 8,995 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 153° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 215° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 13:31 in Dakar, it's 23:31 in Smithton Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 54 ft (SIO 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

### [Smithton Airport (SIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sio-smithton-airport/1ef266e0-1932-6eee-8e2b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Smithton Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YSMI
- Timezone: Australia/Hobart
- Coordinates: -40.840000, 145.080000
- Elevation: 31 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 13:31 in Dakar, it's 23:31 in Smithton Airport.
With a 10-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)
- [Smithton Airport (SIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sio-smithton-airport/1ef266e0-1932-6eee-8e2b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)