# Distance from Salvador (SSA) to Waikabubak-Sumba Island (TMC)

> 16,508 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,508 km / 10,258 mi / 8,914 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 134° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 11:51 in Salvador, it's 22:51 in Waikabubak-Sumba Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 97 ft (TMC is higher 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

### [Tambolaka Airport (TMC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmc-waikabubak-sumba-island-tambolaka-airport/1ef266df-f92e-6b20-967f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Waikabubak-Sumba Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WADT
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -9.410000, 119.240000
- Elevation: 161 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 11:51 in Salvador, it's 22:51 in Waikabubak-Sumba Island.
With a 11-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)
- [Tambolaka Airport (TMC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmc-waikabubak-sumba-island-tambolaka-airport/1ef266df-f92e-6b20-967f-06bb2780ed98)
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