# Distance from Praia (RAI) to Salvador (SSA)

> 3,499 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,499 km / 2,174 mi / 1,889 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 209° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 28° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Cape Verde) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 07:41 in Praia, it's 05:41 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 166 ft (SSA is lower than RAI)

## Airports

### [Praia International Airport (RAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rai-praia-praia-international-airport/1ef266de-e9ba-6dfc-a6a4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Praia, Cape Verde
- ICAO: GVNP
- Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Coordinates: 14.920000, -23.490000
- Elevation: 230 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 07:41 in Praia, it's 05:41 in Salvador.

## Related

- [Praia International Airport (RAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rai-praia-praia-international-airport/1ef266de-e9ba-6dfc-a6a4-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)