# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Shonai (SYO)

> 13,609 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,609 km / 8,456 mi / 7,348 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 21° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 334° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 22:23 in Dakar, it's 07:23 in Shonai)
- **Elevation difference**: 1 ft (SYO 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

### [Shonai Airport (SYO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syo-shonai-shonai-airport/1ef266df-8ca9-66f8-8b2b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shonai, Japan
- ICAO: RJSY
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 38.810000, 139.790000
- Elevation: 86 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 22:23 in Dakar, it's 07:23 in Shonai.
With a 9-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)
- [Shonai Airport (SYO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syo-shonai-shonai-airport/1ef266df-8ca9-66f8-8b2b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)