# Distance from Shire (SHC) to Salvador (SSA)

> 8,952 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,952 km / 5,563 mi / 4,834 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 11:53 in Shire, it's 05:53 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,143 ft (SSA is lower than SHC)

## Airports

### [Shire Airport (SHC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shc-shire-shire-airport/1ef266de-ea71-6a48-a549-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shire, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HASR
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 14.080000, 38.270000
- Elevation: 6,207 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 11:53 in Shire, it's 05:53 in Salvador.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Shire Airport (SHC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shc-shire-shire-airport/1ef266de-ea71-6a48-a549-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)