# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Na Thon (Ko Samui Island) (USM)

> 12,622 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,622 km / 7,843 mi / 6,815 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 291° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Thailand
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 02:27 in Dakar, it's 09:27 in Na Thon (Ko Samui Island))
- **Elevation difference**: 21 ft (USM 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

### [Samui Airport (USM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/usm-na-thon-ko-samui-island-samui-airport/1ef266df-f5a3-6c12-8349-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Na Thon (Ko Samui Island), Thailand
- ICAO: VTSM
- Timezone: Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates: 9.550000, 100.060000
- Elevation: 64 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 02:27 in Dakar, it's 09:27 in Na Thon (Ko Samui Island).
With a 7-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)
- [Samui Airport (USM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/usm-na-thon-ko-samui-island-samui-airport/1ef266df-f5a3-6c12-8349-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)