# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Cooper Landing (JLA)

> 10,638 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,638 km / 6,610 mi / 5,744 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 338° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 01:51 in Dakar, it's 17:51 in Cooper Landing)
- **Elevation difference**: 381 ft (JLA 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

### [Quartz Creek Airport (JLA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jla-cooper-landing-quartz-creek-airport/1ef266df-2447-620e-ad01-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cooper Landing, United States
- ICAO: KJLA
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 60.480000, -149.720000
- Elevation: 466 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 01:51 in Dakar, it's 17:51 in Cooper Landing.
With a 8-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)
- [Quartz Creek Airport (JLA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jla-cooper-landing-quartz-creek-airport/1ef266df-2447-620e-ad01-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)