# Distance from Burketown Airport (BUC) to Salvador (SSA)

> 16,598 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,598 km / 10,313 mi / 8,962 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 184° (south)
- **Return heading**: 176° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 03:16 in Burketown Airport, it's 14:16 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 43 ft (SSA is higher than BUC)

## Airports

### [Burketown Airport (BUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buc-burketown-airport/1ef266e0-062a-6bee-b1bc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Burketown Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YBKT
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -17.750000, 139.530000
- Elevation: 21 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 03:16 in Burketown Airport, it's 14:16 in Salvador.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Burketown Airport (BUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buc-burketown-airport/1ef266e0-062a-6bee-b1bc-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)