# Distance from Kalymnos Island (JKL) to Salvador (SSA)

> 8,779 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,779 km / 5,455 mi / 4,740 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 244° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 15:42 in Kalymnos Island, it's 09:42 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 707 ft (SSA is lower than JKL)

## Airports

### [Kalymnos Airport (JKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jkl-kalymnos-island-kalymnos-airport/1ef266df-4e30-61c4-baf3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kalymnos Island, Greece
- ICAO: LGKY
- Timezone: Europe/Athens
- Coordinates: 36.960000, 26.940000
- Elevation: 771 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 15:42 in Kalymnos Island, it's 09:42 in Salvador.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kalymnos Airport (JKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jkl-kalymnos-island-kalymnos-airport/1ef266df-4e30-61c4-baf3-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)