# Distance from Katowice (KTW) to Salvador (SSA)

> 8,971 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,971 km / 5,575 mi / 4,844 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 236° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 33° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 01:24 in Katowice, it's 20:24 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 931 ft (SSA is lower than KTW)

## Airports

### [Katowice International Airport (KTW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktw-katowice-katowice-international-airport/1ef266de-ca6a-6e70-992e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Katowice, Poland
- ICAO: EPKT
- Timezone: Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates: 50.470000, 19.080000
- Elevation: 995 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 01:24 in Katowice, it's 20:24 in Salvador.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Katowice International Airport (KTW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktw-katowice-katowice-international-airport/1ef266de-ca6a-6e70-992e-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)