# Distance from Kankan (KNN) to Salvador (SSA)

> 4,120 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,120 km / 2,560 mi / 2,225 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 232° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Guinea) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 21:57 in Kankan, it's 18:57 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,170 ft (SSA is lower than KNN)

## Airports

### [Kankan Airport (KNN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/knn-kankan-kankan-airport/1ef266de-e99f-66c4-8c2d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kankan, Guinea
- ICAO: GUXN
- Timezone: Africa/Conakry
- Coordinates: 10.390000, -9.300000
- Elevation: 1,234 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 21:57 in Kankan, it's 18:57 in Salvador.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kankan Airport (KNN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/knn-kankan-kankan-airport/1ef266de-e99f-66c4-8c2d-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)