# Distance from Grootfontein (GFY) to Salvador (SSA)

> 6,046 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,046 km / 3,757 mi / 3,264 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 268° (west)
- **Return heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Namibia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 22:49 in Grootfontein, it's 17:49 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,572 ft (SSA is lower than GFY)

## Airports

### [Grootfontein Airport (GFY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gfy-grootfontein-grootfontein-airport/1ef266de-e0ef-60a6-bbc1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Grootfontein, Namibia
- ICAO: FYGF
- Timezone: Africa/Windhoek
- Coordinates: -19.600000, 18.120000
- Elevation: 4,636 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 22:49 in Grootfontein, it's 17:49 in Salvador.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Grootfontein Airport (GFY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gfy-grootfontein-grootfontein-airport/1ef266de-e0ef-60a6-bbc1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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