# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Upala (UPL)

> 7,309 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,309 km / 4,542 mi / 3,946 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 275° (west)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Costa Rica
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 08:03 in Dakar, it's 02:03 in Upala)
- **Elevation difference**: 99 ft (UPL 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

### [Upala Airport (UPL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/upl-upala-upala-airport/1ef266df-66e8-6630-be34-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Upala, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MRUP
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 10.890000, -85.020000
- Elevation: 184 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 08:03 in Dakar, it's 02:03 in Upala.
With a 6-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)
- [Upala Airport (UPL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/upl-upala-upala-airport/1ef266df-66e8-6630-be34-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)