# Distance from Puerto Cabezas (PUZ) to Salvador (SSA)

> 5,799 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,799 km / 3,603 mi / 3,131 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 119° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 300° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nicaragua) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 20:02 in Puerto Cabezas, it's 23:02 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 12 ft (SSA is higher than PUZ)

## Airports

### [Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puz-puerto-cabezas-puerto-cabezas-airport/1ef266df-639c-67c4-b876-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
- ICAO: MNPC
- Timezone: America/Managua
- Coordinates: 14.050000, -83.390000
- Elevation: 52 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:02 in Puerto Cabezas, it's 23:02 in Salvador.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puz-puerto-cabezas-puerto-cabezas-airport/1ef266df-639c-67c4-b876-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)