# Distance from Salima (LMB) to Salvador (SSA)

> 7,855 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,855 km / 4,881 mi / 4,241 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 261° (west)
- **Return heading**: 100° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malawi) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 13:41 in Salima, it's 08:41 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,624 ft (SSA is lower than LMB)

## Airports

### [Salima Airport (LMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lmb-salima-salima-airport/1ef266de-e020-60f8-b690-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Salima, Malawi
- ICAO: FWSM
- Timezone: Africa/Blantyre
- Coordinates: -13.760000, 34.580000
- Elevation: 1,688 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:41 in Salima, it's 08:41 in Salvador.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Salima Airport (LMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lmb-salima-salima-airport/1ef266de-e020-60f8-b690-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)