# Distance from Salvador (SSA) to Takaroa Airport (TKX)

> 11,391 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,391 km / 7,078 mi / 6,151 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 03:12 in Salvador, it's 20:12 in Takaroa Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 51 ft (TKX is lower than SSA)

## Airports

### [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

### [Takaroa Airport (TKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkx-takaroa-airport/1ef266df-73aa-6544-95d2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Takaroa Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTKR
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -14.460000, -145.020000
- Elevation: 13 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 03:12 in Salvador, it's 20:12 in Takaroa Airport.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [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)
- [Takaroa Airport (TKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkx-takaroa-airport/1ef266df-73aa-6544-95d2-06bb2780ed98)
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