# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Yap Island (YAP)

> 16,205 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,205 km / 10,069 mi / 8,750 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Micronesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 03:11 in Dakar, it's 13:11 in Yap Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 6 ft (YAP 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

### [Yap International Airport (YAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yap-yap-island-yap-international-airport/1ef266df-8aa8-6818-89dc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yap Island, Micronesia
- ICAO: PTYA
- Timezone: Pacific/Chuuk
- Coordinates: 9.500000, 138.080000
- Elevation: 91 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 03:11 in Dakar, it's 13:11 in Yap Island.
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)
- [Yap International Airport (YAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yap-yap-island-yap-international-airport/1ef266df-8aa8-6818-89dc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)