# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Alto Palena (WAP)

> 8,510 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,510 km / 5,288 mi / 4,595 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 217° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 13:55 in Dakar, it's 09:55 in Alto Palena)
- **Elevation difference**: 709 ft (WAP 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

### [Alto Palena Airport (WAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wap-alto-palena-alto-palena-airport/1ef266df-9791-6f98-85a3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Alto Palena, Chile
- ICAO: SCAP
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -43.610000, -71.810000
- Elevation: 794 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 13:55 in Dakar, it's 09:55 in Alto Palena.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Alto Palena Airport (WAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wap-alto-palena-alto-palena-airport/1ef266df-9791-6f98-85a3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)