# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport (UPN)

> 15,607 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,607 km / 9,697 mi / 8,427 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 292° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 22:12 in Dar es Salaam, it's 13:12 in Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,076 ft (UPN is higher than DAR)

## Airports

### [Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere International Airport (DAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dar-dar-es-salaam-mwalimu-julius-k-nyerere-international-airport/1ef266de-ee83-6e10-bf35-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- ICAO: HTDA
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates: -6.880000, 39.200000
- Elevation: 182 ft

### [Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport (UPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/upn-licenciado-y-general-ignacio-lopez-rayon-airport/1ef266df-6205-649c-9941-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport, Mexico
- ICAO: MMPN
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 19.400000, -102.040000
- Elevation: 5,258 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 22:12 in Dar es Salaam, it's 13:12 in Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere International Airport (DAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dar-dar-es-salaam-mwalimu-julius-k-nyerere-international-airport/1ef266de-ee83-6e10-bf35-06bb2780ed98)
- [Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport (UPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/upn-licenciado-y-general-ignacio-lopez-rayon-airport/1ef266df-6205-649c-9941-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)