# Distance from Onotoa (OOT) to Salvador (SSA)

> 15,938 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,938 km / 9,903 mi / 8,606 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 115° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kiribati) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 21:11 in Onotoa, it's 06:11 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 57 ft (SSA is higher than OOT)

## Airports

### [Onotoa Airport (OOT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oot-onotoa-onotoa-airport/1ef266df-7098-66da-ab16-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Onotoa, Kiribati
- ICAO: NGON
- Timezone: Pacific/Tarawa
- Coordinates: -1.800000, 175.530000
- Elevation: 7 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 21:11 in Onotoa, it's 06:11 in Salvador.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Onotoa Airport (OOT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oot-onotoa-onotoa-airport/1ef266df-7098-66da-ab16-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)