# Distance from Bureta (LEV) to Salvador (SSA)

> 14,709 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,709 km / 9,140 mi / 7,942 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 127° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 231° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Fiji) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 16:40 in Bureta, it's 01:40 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 53 ft (SSA is higher than LEV)

## Airports

### [Levuka Airfield (LEV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lev-bureta-levuka-airfield/1ef266df-7022-6a16-9136-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bureta, Fiji
- ICAO: NFNB
- Timezone: Pacific/Fiji
- Coordinates: -17.710000, 178.760000
- Elevation: 11 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 16:40 in Bureta, it's 01:40 in Salvador.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Levuka Airfield (LEV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lev-bureta-levuka-airfield/1ef266df-7022-6a16-9136-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)