# Distance from Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK) to Salvador (SSA)

> 15,765 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,765 km / 9,796 mi / 8,513 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 268° (west)
- **Return heading**: 82° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 14:31 in Nakhon Ratchasima Airport, it's 04:31 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 701 ft (SSA is lower than NAK)

## Airports

### [Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nak-nakhon-ratchasima-airport/1ef266df-f5da-6ffa-ad09-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nakhon Ratchasima Airport, Thailand
- ICAO: VTUQ
- Timezone: Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates: 14.950000, 102.310000
- Elevation: 765 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 14:31 in Nakhon Ratchasima Airport, it's 04:31 in Salvador.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nak-nakhon-ratchasima-airport/1ef266df-f5da-6ffa-ad09-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)