# Distance from Changde (CGD) to Salvador (SSA)

> 16,440 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,440 km / 10,215 mi / 8,877 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 19:22 in Changde, it's 08:22 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 64 ft (SSA is lower than CGD)

## Airports

### [Changde Airport (CGD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cgd-changde-changde-airport/1ef266e0-1e66-6136-8d3b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Changde, China
- ICAO: ZGCD
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 28.920000, 111.640000
- Elevation: 128 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 19:22 in Changde, it's 08:22 in Salvador.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Changde Airport (CGD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cgd-changde-changde-airport/1ef266e0-1e66-6136-8d3b-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)