# Distance from Medan-Sumatra Island (KNO) to Salvador (SSA)

> 15,177 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,177 km / 9,431 mi / 8,195 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 99° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 10:59 in Medan-Sumatra Island, it's 00:59 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 50 ft (SSA is lower than KNO)

## Airports

### [Polonia International Airport (KNO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kno-medan-sumatra-island-polonia-international-airport/1ef266df-fd67-6476-919d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Medan-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIMM
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 3.560000, 98.670000
- Elevation: 114 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 10:59 in Medan-Sumatra Island, it's 00:59 in Salvador.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Polonia International Airport (KNO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kno-medan-sumatra-island-polonia-international-airport/1ef266df-fd67-6476-919d-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)