# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Guangyuan (GYS)

> 12,021 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,021 km / 7,469 mi / 6,491 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 302° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 00:45 in Dakar, it's 08:45 in Guangyuan)
- **Elevation difference**: 85 ft (GYS is lower than DKR)

## Airports

### [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://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

### [Guangyuan Airport (GYS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gys-guangyuan-guangyuan-airport/1ef266e0-209c-6496-b70d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Guangyuan, China
- ICAO: ZUGU
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 32.390000, 105.700000
- 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 00:45 in Dakar, it's 08:45 in Guangyuan.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Guangyuan Airport (GYS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gys-guangyuan-guangyuan-airport/1ef266e0-209c-6496-b70d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)