# Distance from Makokou (MKU) to Salvador (SSA)

> 5,841 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,841 km / 3,630 mi / 3,154 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Gabon) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 08:48 in Makokou, it's 04:48 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,662 ft (SSA is lower than MKU)

## Airports

### [Makokou Airport (MKU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mku-makokou-makokou-airport/1ef266de-dd62-655a-b763-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Makokou, Gabon
- ICAO: FOOK
- Timezone: Africa/Libreville
- Coordinates: 0.580000, 12.890000
- Elevation: 1,726 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 08:48 in Makokou, it's 04:48 in Salvador.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Makokou Airport (MKU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mku-makokou-makokou-airport/1ef266de-dd62-655a-b763-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)