# Distance from Point Hope (PHO) to Salvador (SSA)

> 12,849 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,849 km / 7,984 mi / 6,938 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 341° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 11:32 in Point Hope, it's 16:32 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 43 ft (SSA is higher than PHO)

## Airports

### [Point Hope Airport (PHO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pho-point-hope-point-hope-airport/1ef266df-87d9-6498-905d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Point Hope, United States
- ICAO: PAPO
- Timezone: America/Nome
- Coordinates: 68.350000, -166.800000
- Elevation: 21 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 11:32 in Point Hope, it's 16:32 in Salvador.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Point Hope Airport (PHO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pho-point-hope-point-hope-airport/1ef266df-87d9-6498-905d-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)