# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Dong Hoi (VDH)

> 12,911 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,911 km / 8,023 mi / 6,972 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 06:01 in Dakar, it's 13:01 in Dong Hoi)
- **Elevation difference**: 26 ft (VDH 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

### [Dong Hoi Airport (VDH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vdh-dong-hoi-dong-hoi-airport/1ef266df-f61d-608a-a6f0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dong Hoi, Vietnam
- ICAO: VVDH
- Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates: 17.520000, 106.590000
- Elevation: 59 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 06:01 in Dakar, it's 13:01 in Dong Hoi.
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)
- [Dong Hoi Airport (VDH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vdh-dong-hoi-dong-hoi-airport/1ef266df-f61d-608a-a6f0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)