# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Queenstown (ZQN)

> 16,597 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,597 km / 10,313 mi / 8,962 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 189° (south)
- **Return heading**: 168° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 04:10 in Dakar, it's 16:10 in Queenstown)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,086 ft (ZQN 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

### [Queenstown International Airport (ZQN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zqn-queenstown-queenstown-international-airport/1ef266df-779d-61e2-b4cf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Queenstown, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZQN
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -45.020000, 168.740000
- Elevation: 1,171 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 04:10 in Dakar, it's 16:10 in Queenstown.
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)
- [Queenstown International Airport (ZQN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zqn-queenstown-queenstown-international-airport/1ef266df-779d-61e2-b4cf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)