# Distance from Balikpapan-Borneo Island (BPN) to Salvador (SSA)

> 16,858 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,858 km / 10,475 mi / 9,103 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 239° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 118° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 14:25 in Balikpapan-Borneo Island, it's 03:25 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 52 ft (SSA is higher than BPN)

## Airports

### [Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bpn-balikpapan-borneo-island-sepinggan-international-airport/1ef266df-f99b-6054-8a10-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Balikpapan-Borneo Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WALL
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -1.270000, 116.890000
- Elevation: 12 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 14:25 in Balikpapan-Borneo Island, it's 03:25 in Salvador.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bpn-balikpapan-borneo-island-sepinggan-international-airport/1ef266df-f99b-6054-8a10-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)