# Distance from Gweru (GWE) to Salvador (SSA)

> 7,274 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,274 km / 4,520 mi / 3,928 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 264° (west)
- **Return heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Zimbabwe) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 01:22 in Gweru, it's 20:22 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,616 ft (SSA is lower than GWE)

## Airports

### [Thornhill Air Base (GWE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gwe-gweru-thornhill-air-base/1ef266de-dfa0-63bc-8618-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gweru, Zimbabwe
- ICAO: FVTL
- Timezone: Africa/Harare
- Coordinates: -19.440000, 29.860000
- Elevation: 4,680 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 01:22 in Gweru, it's 20:22 in Salvador.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Thornhill Air Base (GWE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gwe-gweru-thornhill-air-base/1ef266de-dfa0-63bc-8618-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)