# Distance from Novy Urengoy (NUX) to Salvador (SSA)

> 12,424 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,424 km / 7,720 mi / 6,709 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 23° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 06:07 in Novy Urengoy, it's 22:07 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 146 ft (SSA is lower than NUX)

## Airports

### [Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nux-novy-urengoy-novy-urengoy-airport/1ef266df-ea47-6954-95e2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Novy Urengoy, Russia
- ICAO: USMU
- Timezone: Asia/Yekaterinburg
- Coordinates: 66.070000, 76.520000
- Elevation: 210 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 06:07 in Novy Urengoy, it's 22:07 in Salvador.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nux-novy-urengoy-novy-urengoy-airport/1ef266df-ea47-6954-95e2-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)