# Distance from Kwethluk (KWT) to Salvador (SSA)

> 13,016 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,016 km / 8,088 mi / 7,028 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 06:21 in Kwethluk, it's 11:21 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 39 ft (SSA is higher than KWT)

## Airports

### [Kwethluk Airport (KWT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwt-kwethluk-kwethluk-airport/1ef266df-88e0-654e-9797-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kwethluk, United States
- ICAO: PFKW
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 60.790000, -161.440000
- Elevation: 25 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 06:21 in Kwethluk, it's 11:21 in Salvador.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kwethluk Airport (KWT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwt-kwethluk-kwethluk-airport/1ef266df-88e0-654e-9797-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)