# Distance from Sittwe (AKY) to Salvador (SSA)

> 14,768 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,768 km / 9,176 mi / 7,974 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 271° (west)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Myanmar) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -9.5h (When it's 13:43 in Sittwe, it's 04:13 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 37 ft (SSA is higher than AKY)

## Airports

### [Sittwe Airport (AKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aky-sittwe-sittwe-airport/1ef266df-f7ce-69e2-a82a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sittwe, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYSW
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 20.130000, 92.870000
- Elevation: 27 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 13:43 in Sittwe, it's 04:13 in Salvador.
With a 9.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sittwe Airport (AKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aky-sittwe-sittwe-airport/1ef266df-f7ce-69e2-a82a-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)