# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Whangarei Airport (WRE)

> 17,395 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,395 km / 10,809 mi / 9,393 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 205° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 150° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 22:26 in Dakar, it's 10:26 in Whangarei Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 48 ft (WRE 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

### [Whangarei Airport (WRE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wre-whangarei-airport/1ef266df-7844-6294-ae9e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Whangarei Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZWR
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -35.770000, 174.370000
- Elevation: 133 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 22:26 in Dakar, it's 10:26 in Whangarei Airport.
With a 12-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)
- [Whangarei Airport (WRE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wre-whangarei-airport/1ef266df-7844-6294-ae9e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)