# Distance from Tiksi (IKS) to Salvador (SSA)

> 13,422 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,422 km / 8,340 mi / 7,247 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 345° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 5° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 11:11 in Tiksi, it's 23:11 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 38 ft (SSA is higher than IKS)

## Airports

### [Tiksi Airport (IKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iks-tiksi-tiksi-airport/1ef266df-e526-6664-a288-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tiksi, Russia
- ICAO: UEST
- Timezone: Asia/Yakutsk
- Coordinates: 71.700000, 128.900000
- Elevation: 26 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 11:11 in Tiksi, it's 23:11 in Salvador.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tiksi Airport (IKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iks-tiksi-tiksi-airport/1ef266df-e526-6664-a288-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)