# Distance from Sharurah Airport (SHW) to Salvador (SSA)

> 9,964 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,964 km / 6,191 mi / 5,380 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 03:10 in Sharurah Airport, it's 21:10 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,299 ft (SSA is lower than SHW)

## Airports

### [Sharurah Airport (SHW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shw-sharurah-airport/1ef266df-79e5-63a0-8785-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sharurah Airport, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OESH
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 17.470000, 47.120000
- Elevation: 2,363 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 03:10 in Sharurah Airport, it's 21:10 in Salvador.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sharurah Airport (SHW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shw-sharurah-airport/1ef266df-79e5-63a0-8785-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)