# Distance from Bagdad (BGT) to Salvador (SSA)

> 9,479 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,479 km / 5,890 mi / 5,118 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 109° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 307° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 00:10 in Bagdad, it's 04:10 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,132 ft (SSA is lower than BGT)

## Airports

### [Bagdad Airport (BGT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bgt-bagdad-bagdad-airport/1ef266df-18af-69a0-9ff5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bagdad, United States
- ICAO: KE51
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
- Coordinates: 34.590000, -113.170000
- Elevation: 4,196 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 00:10 in Bagdad, it's 04:10 in Salvador.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Bagdad Airport (BGT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bgt-bagdad-bagdad-airport/1ef266df-18af-69a0-9ff5-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)