# Distance from Ellensburg (ELN) to Salvador (SSA)

> 10,476 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,476 km / 6,509 mi / 5,656 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 104° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 20:39 in Ellensburg, it's 00:39 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,699 ft (SSA is lower than ELN)

## Airports

### [Bowers Field (ELN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eln-ellensburg-bowers-field/1ef266df-19d3-6570-9cab-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ellensburg, United States
- ICAO: KELN
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 47.030000, -120.530000
- Elevation: 1,763 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 20:39 in Ellensburg, it's 00:39 in Salvador.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Bowers Field (ELN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eln-ellensburg-bowers-field/1ef266df-19d3-6570-9cab-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)