# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Luganville (SON)

> 19,502 km · estimated flight time 24h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 19,502 km / 12,118 mi / 10,530 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 24h
- **Heading**: 260° (west)
- **Return heading**: 99° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Vanuatu
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 20:22 in Dakar, it's 07:22 in Luganville)
- **Elevation difference**: 99 ft (SON 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

### [Santo Pekoa International Airport (SON)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/son-luganville-santo-pekoa-international-airport/1ef266df-74aa-6714-ba1e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Luganville, Vanuatu
- ICAO: NVSS
- Timezone: Pacific/Efate
- Coordinates: -15.510000, 167.220000
- Elevation: 184 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 20:22 in Dakar, it's 07:22 in Luganville.
With a 11-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)
- [Santo Pekoa International Airport (SON)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/son-luganville-santo-pekoa-international-airport/1ef266df-74aa-6714-ba1e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)