# Distance from Emerald (EMD) to Salvador (SSA)

> 15,898 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,898 km / 9,878 mi / 8,584 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 169° (south)
- **Return heading**: 190° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 02:36 in Emerald, it's 13:36 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 560 ft (SSA is lower than EMD)

## Airports

### [Emerald Airport (EMD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/emd-emerald-emerald-airport/1ef266e0-0bb5-6da2-b765-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Emerald, Australia
- ICAO: YEML
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -23.570000, 148.180000
- Elevation: 624 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 02:36 in Emerald, it's 13:36 in Salvador.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Emerald Airport (EMD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/emd-emerald-emerald-airport/1ef266e0-0bb5-6da2-b765-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)