# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Taplejung (TPJ)

> 10,698 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,698 km / 6,647 mi / 5,777 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 60° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5.75h (When it's 02:29 in Dakar, it's 08:14 in Taplejung)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,905 ft (TPJ 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

### [Suketar Airport (TPJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpj-taplejung-suketar-airport/1ef266df-f358-6854-8716-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Taplejung, Nepal
- ICAO: VNTJ
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 27.350000, 87.700000
- Elevation: 7,990 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 02:29 in Dakar, it's 08:14 in Taplejung.
The 5.75-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)
- [Suketar Airport (TPJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpj-taplejung-suketar-airport/1ef266df-f358-6854-8716-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)