# Distance from Huvadhu Atoll (KDM) to Salvador (SSA)

> 12,328 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,328 km / 7,661 mi / 6,657 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 94° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Maldives) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 12:55 in Huvadhu Atoll, it's 04:55 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 62 ft (SSA is higher than KDM)

## Airports

### [Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdm-huvadhu-atoll-kaadedhdhoo-airport/1ef266df-f463-6e1a-8203-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Huvadhu Atoll, Maldives
- ICAO: VRMT
- Timezone: Indian/Maldives
- Coordinates: 0.490000, 73.000000
- Elevation: 2 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 12:55 in Huvadhu Atoll, it's 04:55 in Salvador.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdm-huvadhu-atoll-kaadedhdhoo-airport/1ef266df-f463-6e1a-8203-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)