# Distance from Gilgit (GIL) to Salvador (SSA)

> 12,875 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,875 km / 8,000 mi / 6,952 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 273° (west)
- **Return heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Pakistan) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 01:19 in Gilgit, it's 17:19 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,732 ft (SSA is lower than GIL)

## Airports

### [Gilgit Airport (GIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gil-gilgit-gilgit-airport/1ef266df-81d4-6c32-9bec-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gilgit, Pakistan
- ICAO: OPGT
- Timezone: Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates: 35.920000, 74.330000
- Elevation: 4,796 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 01:19 in Gilgit, it's 17:19 in Salvador.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gilgit Airport (GIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gil-gilgit-gilgit-airport/1ef266df-81d4-6c32-9bec-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)