# Distance from Larantuka-Flores Island (LKA) to Salvador (SSA)

> 16,876 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,876 km / 10,486 mi / 9,112 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 221° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 138° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 06:55 in Larantuka-Flores Island, it's 19:55 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 7 ft (SSA is higher than LKA)

## Airports

### [Gewayentana Airport (LKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lka-larantuka-flores-island-gewayentana-airport/1ef266df-ffbe-64cc-909a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Larantuka-Flores Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WRKL
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -8.350000, 122.980000
- Elevation: 57 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 06:55 in Larantuka-Flores Island, it's 19:55 in Salvador.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gewayentana Airport (LKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lka-larantuka-flores-island-gewayentana-airport/1ef266df-ffbe-64cc-909a-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)