# Distance from Kawito (KWO) to Salvador (SSA)

> 17,689 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,689 km / 10,991 mi / 9,551 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 177° (south)
- **Return heading**: 183° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 23:26 in Kawito, it's 10:26 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 8 ft (SSA is lower than KWO)

## Airports

### [Kawito Airport (KWO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwo-kawito-kawito-airport/1ef266de-9b90-65fa-b422-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kawito, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYKW
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -7.980000, 142.820000
- Elevation: 72 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 23:26 in Kawito, it's 10:26 in Salvador.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kawito Airport (KWO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwo-kawito-kawito-airport/1ef266de-9b90-65fa-b422-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)