# Distance from Salvador (SSA) to Dung Quat Bay (VCL)

> 16,453 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,453 km / 10,223 mi / 8,884 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 82° (east)
- **Return heading**: 270° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 07:18 in Salvador, it's 17:18 in Dung Quat Bay)
- **Elevation difference**: 54 ft (VCL 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

### [Chu Lai International Airport (VCL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vcl-dung-quat-bay-chu-lai-international-airport/1ef266df-f5fb-6444-9c23-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dung Quat Bay, Vietnam
- ICAO: VVCA
- Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates: 15.400000, 108.710000
- Elevation: 10 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 07:18 in Salvador, it's 17:18 in Dung Quat Bay.
With a 10-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)
- [Chu Lai International Airport (VCL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vcl-dung-quat-bay-chu-lai-international-airport/1ef266df-f5fb-6444-9c23-06bb2780ed98)
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