# Distance from Salvador (SSA) to Chevak (VAK)

> 13,181 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,181 km / 8,190 mi / 7,117 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 334° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 02:03 in Salvador, it's 21:03 in Chevak)
- **Elevation difference**: 3 ft (VAK 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

### [Chevak Airport (VAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vak-chevak-chevak-airport/1ef266df-886c-63ec-8a65-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chevak, United States
- ICAO: PAVA
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 61.540000, -165.600000
- Elevation: 61 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 02:03 in Salvador, it's 21:03 in Chevak.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Chevak Airport (VAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vak-chevak-chevak-airport/1ef266df-886c-63ec-8a65-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)