# Distance from Yambol (JAM) to Salvador (SSA)

> 9,004 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,004 km / 5,595 mi / 4,862 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 243° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Bulgaria) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 01:40 in Yambol, it's 19:40 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 445 ft (SSA is lower than JAM)

## Airports

### [Bezmer Air Base (JAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jam-yambol-bezmer-air-base/1ef266df-4348-6252-9c8b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yambol, Bulgaria
- ICAO: LBIA
- Timezone: Europe/Sofia
- Coordinates: 42.450000, 26.350000
- Elevation: 509 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 01:40 in Yambol, it's 19:40 in Salvador.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bezmer Air Base (JAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jam-yambol-bezmer-air-base/1ef266df-4348-6252-9c8b-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)