# Distance from Apia (FGI) to Salvador (SSA)

> 14,083 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,083 km / 8,751 mi / 7,604 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 118° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 242° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 04:40 in Apia, it's 12:40 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 67 ft (SSA is lower than FGI)

## Airports

### [Fagali'i Airport (FGI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fgi-apia-fagalii-airport/1ef266df-7311-64fc-a0ce-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Apia, Samoa
- ICAO: NSFI
- Timezone: Pacific/Apia
- Coordinates: -13.850000, -171.740000
- Elevation: 131 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 04:40 in Apia, it's 12:40 in Salvador.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Fagali'i Airport (FGI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fgi-apia-fagalii-airport/1ef266df-7311-64fc-a0ce-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)