# Distance from Lereh-Papua Island (LHI) to Salvador (SSA)

> 18,221 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,221 km / 11,322 mi / 9,839 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 186° (south)
- **Return heading**: 174° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 02:30 in Lereh-Papua Island, it's 14:30 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,253 ft (SSA is lower than LHI)

## Airports

### [Lereh Airport (LHI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lhi-lereh-papua-island-lereh-airport/1ef266df-f94e-6718-88b0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lereh-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAJL
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -3.130000, 139.940000
- Elevation: 1,317 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 02:30 in Lereh-Papua Island, it's 14:30 in Salvador.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lereh Airport (LHI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lhi-lereh-papua-island-lereh-airport/1ef266df-f94e-6718-88b0-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)