# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Palembang-Sumatra Island (PLM)

> 13,547 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,547 km / 8,418 mi / 7,315 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 84° (east)
- **Return heading**: 286° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 09:41 in Dakar, it's 16:41 in Palembang-Sumatra Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 36 ft (PLM 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

### [Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin Ii Airport (PLM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/plm-palembang-sumatra-island-sultan-mahmud-badaruddin-ii-airport/1ef266df-fdc8-64d8-8e71-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Palembang-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIPP
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: -2.900000, 104.700000
- Elevation: 49 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 09:41 in Dakar, it's 16:41 in Palembang-Sumatra Island.
With a 7-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)
- [Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin Ii Airport (PLM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/plm-palembang-sumatra-island-sultan-mahmud-badaruddin-ii-airport/1ef266df-fdc8-64d8-8e71-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)