# Distance from Aiome (AIE) to Salvador (SSA)

> 17,979 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,979 km / 11,172 mi / 9,708 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 170° (south)
- **Return heading**: 190° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 08:26 in Aiome, it's 19:26 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 286 ft (SSA is lower than AIE)

## Airports

### [Aiome Airport (AIE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aie-aiome-aiome-airport/1ef266de-9ae6-6834-b8d6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aiome, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYAO
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -5.150000, 144.730000
- Elevation: 350 ft

### [Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport (SSA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssa-salvador-deputado-luiz-eduardo-magalhaes-international-airport/1ef266df-95b3-6de8-b44e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Salvador, Brazil
- ICAO: SBSV
- Timezone: America/Bahia
- Coordinates: -12.910000, -38.320000
- Elevation: 64 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 08:26 in Aiome, it's 19:26 in Salvador.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Aiome Airport (AIE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aie-aiome-aiome-airport/1ef266de-9ae6-6834-b8d6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport (SSA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssa-salvador-deputado-luiz-eduardo-magalhaes-international-airport/1ef266df-95b3-6de8-b44e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)