# Distance from Port Hedland (PHE) to Salvador (SSA)

> 15,537 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,537 km / 9,654 mi / 8,389 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 216° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 145° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 08:16 in Port Hedland, it's 21:16 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 31 ft (SSA is higher than PHE)

## Airports

### [Port Hedland International Airport (PHE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/phe-port-hedland-port-hedland-international-airport/1ef266e0-175c-6502-8fdc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Port Hedland, Australia
- ICAO: YPPD
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -20.380000, 118.630000
- Elevation: 33 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 08:16 in Port Hedland, it's 21:16 in Salvador.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Port Hedland International Airport (PHE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/phe-port-hedland-port-hedland-international-airport/1ef266e0-175c-6502-8fdc-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)