# Distance from Bakkafjordur (BJD) to Salvador (SSA)

> 8,989 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,989 km / 5,586 mi / 4,854 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 203° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 9° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iceland) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 01:40 in Bakkafjordur, it's 22:40 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 50 ft (SSA is higher than BJD)

## Airports

### [Bakkafjordur Airport (BJD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bjd-bakkafjordur-bakkafjordur-airport/1ef266de-9d6d-6d00-a0c1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bakkafjordur, Iceland
- ICAO: BIBK
- Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Coordinates: 66.020000, -14.820000
- Elevation: 14 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 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 01:40 in Bakkafjordur, it's 22:40 in Salvador.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Bakkafjordur Airport (BJD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bjd-bakkafjordur-bakkafjordur-airport/1ef266de-9d6d-6d00-a0c1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)