# Distance from Butembo (RUE) to Salvador (SSA)

> 7,589 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,589 km / 4,716 mi / 4,098 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 85° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 07:00 in Butembo, it's 02:00 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,693 ft (SSA is lower than RUE)

## Airports

### [Rughenda Airfield (RUE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rue-butembo-rughenda-airfield/1ef266de-e42e-6456-8bac-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Butembo, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZMB
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: 0.120000, 29.310000
- Elevation: 5,757 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 07:00 in Butembo, it's 02:00 in Salvador.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Rughenda Airfield (RUE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rue-butembo-rughenda-airfield/1ef266de-e42e-6456-8bac-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)