# Distance from Salvador (SSA) to Maamigili (VAM)

> 12,385 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,385 km / 7,696 mi / 6,687 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 91° (east)
- **Return heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Maldives
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 09:18 in Salvador, it's 17:18 in Maamigili)
- **Elevation difference**: 57 ft (VAM 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

### [Villa International Airport (VAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vam-maamigili-villa-international-airport/1ef266df-f46c-6e48-824f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Maamigili, Maldives
- ICAO: VRMV
- Timezone: Indian/Maldives
- Coordinates: 3.470000, 72.830000
- Elevation: 7 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 09:18 in Salvador, it's 17:18 in Maamigili.
With a 8-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)
- [Villa International Airport (VAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vam-maamigili-villa-international-airport/1ef266df-f46c-6e48-824f-06bb2780ed98)
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