# Distance from Alexandra (ALR) to Salvador (SSA)

> 12,978 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,978 km / 8,064 mi / 7,007 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 150° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 201° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 16:55 in Alexandra, it's 01:55 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 688 ft (SSA is lower than ALR)

## Airports

### [Alexandra Airport (ALR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alr-alexandra-alexandra-airport/1ef266df-770a-6ff4-b1b9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Alexandra, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZLX
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -45.210000, 169.370000
- Elevation: 752 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 16:55 in Alexandra, it's 01:55 in Salvador.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Alexandra Airport (ALR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alr-alexandra-alexandra-airport/1ef266df-770a-6ff4-b1b9-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)