# Distance from Lusaka (LUN) to Salvador (SSA)

> 7,177 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,177 km / 4,459 mi / 3,875 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 263° (west)
- **Return heading**: 101° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Zambia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 14:51 in Lusaka, it's 09:51 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,715 ft (SSA is lower than LUN)

## Airports

### [Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lun-lusaka-kenneth-kaunda-international-airport/1ef266de-da70-6220-a2bc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lusaka, Zambia
- ICAO: FLKK
- Timezone: Africa/Lusaka
- Coordinates: -15.330000, 28.450000
- Elevation: 3,779 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 14:51 in Lusaka, it's 09:51 in Salvador.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lun-lusaka-kenneth-kaunda-international-airport/1ef266de-da70-6220-a2bc-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)