# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Zhanjiang (ZHA)

> 13,061 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,061 km / 8,116 mi / 7,052 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 301° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 02:44 in Dakar, it's 10:44 in Zhanjiang)
- **Elevation difference**: 85 ft (ZHA 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

### [Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zha-zhanjiang-zhanjiang-airport/1ef266e0-1eb2-6a54-8d7a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zhanjiang, China
- ICAO: ZGZJ
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 21.210000, 110.360000
- Elevation: 0 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 02:44 in Dakar, it's 10:44 in Zhanjiang.
With a 8-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)
- [Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zha-zhanjiang-zhanjiang-airport/1ef266e0-1eb2-6a54-8d7a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)