# Distance from Kirkenes (KKN) to Salvador (SSA)

> 10,545 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,545 km / 6,552 mi / 5,694 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 19° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Norway) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 01:13 in Kirkenes, it's 20:13 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 219 ft (SSA is lower than KKN)

## Airports

### [Kirkenes Airport Hoybuktmoen (KKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkn-kirkenes-kirkenes-airport-hoybuktmoen/1ef266de-c92b-6e24-b595-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kirkenes, Norway
- ICAO: ENKR
- Timezone: Europe/Oslo
- Coordinates: 69.730000, 29.890000
- Elevation: 283 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 01:13 in Kirkenes, it's 20:13 in Salvador.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kirkenes Airport Hoybuktmoen (KKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkn-kirkenes-kirkenes-airport-hoybuktmoen/1ef266de-c92b-6e24-b595-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)