# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Yellow River Mission (XYR)

> 17,444 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,444 km / 10,839 mi / 9,419 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 23:27 in Dakar, it's 09:27 in Yellow River Mission)
- **Elevation difference**: 105 ft (XYR 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

### [Edwaki Airport (XYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xyr-yellow-river-mission-edwaki-airport/1ef266de-9b22-6c1c-889c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yellow River Mission, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYED
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -3.880000, 141.790000
- Elevation: 190 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 23:27 in Dakar, it's 09:27 in Yellow River Mission.
With a 10-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)
- [Edwaki Airport (XYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xyr-yellow-river-mission-edwaki-airport/1ef266de-9b22-6c1c-889c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)