# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to San Jose (SJI)

> 14,545 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,545 km / 9,038 mi / 7,854 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 302° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Philippines
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 19:31 in Dakar, it's 03:31 in San Jose)
- **Elevation difference**: 71 ft (SJI is lower 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

### [San Jose Airport (SJI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sji-san-jose-san-jose-airport/1ef266df-8f8b-6380-87af-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Jose, Philippines
- ICAO: RPUH
- Timezone: Asia/Manila
- Coordinates: 12.360000, 121.050000
- Elevation: 14 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 19:31 in Dakar, it's 03:31 in San Jose.
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)
- [San Jose Airport (SJI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sji-san-jose-san-jose-airport/1ef266df-8f8b-6380-87af-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)