# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Rotuma (RTA)

> 18,422 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,422 km / 11,447 mi / 9,947 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 277° (west)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Fiji
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 08:49 in Dakar, it's 20:49 in Rotuma)
- **Elevation difference**: 63 ft (RTA 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

### [Rotuma Airport (RTA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/rta-rotuma-rotuma-airport/1ef266df-703e-6b58-8f55-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rotuma, Fiji
- ICAO: NFNR
- Timezone: Pacific/Fiji
- Coordinates: -12.480000, 177.070000
- Elevation: 22 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 08:49 in Dakar, it's 20:49 in Rotuma.
With a 12-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)
- [Rotuma Airport (RTA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/rta-rotuma-rotuma-airport/1ef266df-703e-6b58-8f55-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)