# Distance from Fort Lauderdale (FXE) to Salvador (SSA)

> 6,278 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,278 km / 3,901 mi / 3,390 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 129° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 06:22 in Fort Lauderdale, it's 07:22 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 51 ft (SSA is higher than FXE)

## Airports

### [Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fxe-fort-lauderdale-fort-lauderdale-executive-airport/1ef266df-1d57-6930-a6d7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Lauderdale, United States
- ICAO: KFXE
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 26.200000, -80.200000
- Elevation: 13 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 06:22 in Fort Lauderdale, it's 07:22 in Salvador.

## Related

- [Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fxe-fort-lauderdale-fort-lauderdale-executive-airport/1ef266df-1d57-6930-a6d7-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)
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