# Distance from Blantyre (BLZ) to Salvador (SSA)

> 7,864 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,864 km / 4,886 mi / 4,246 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 262° (west)
- **Return heading**: 102° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malawi) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 16:22 in Blantyre, it's 11:22 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,491 ft (SSA is lower than BLZ)

## Airports

### [Chileka International Airport (BLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/blz-blantyre-chileka-international-airport/1ef266de-dfd2-6010-9a28-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Blantyre, Malawi
- ICAO: FWCL
- Timezone: Africa/Blantyre
- Coordinates: -15.680000, 34.970000
- Elevation: 2,555 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 16:22 in Blantyre, it's 11:22 in Salvador.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Chileka International Airport (BLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/blz-blantyre-chileka-international-airport/1ef266de-dfd2-6010-9a28-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)