# Distance from Gulkana (GKN) to Salvador (SSA)

> 12,162 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,162 km / 7,557 mi / 6,567 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 81° (east)
- **Return heading**: 332° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 01:04 in Gulkana, it's 06:04 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,522 ft (SSA is lower than GKN)

## Airports

### [Gulkana Airport (GKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gkn-gulkana-gulkana-airport/1ef266df-8684-6778-9ee1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gulkana, United States
- ICAO: PAGK
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 62.150000, -145.460000
- Elevation: 1,586 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 01:04 in Gulkana, it's 06:04 in Salvador.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Gulkana Airport (GKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gkn-gulkana-gulkana-airport/1ef266df-8684-6778-9ee1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)