# Distance from Salvador (SSA) to Vorkuta (VKT)

> 11,855 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,855 km / 7,366 mi / 6,401 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 23° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 276° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 19:56 in Salvador, it's 01:56 in Vorkuta)
- **Elevation difference**: 540 ft (VKT 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

### [Vorkuta Airport (VKT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vkt-vorkuta-vorkuta-airport/1ef266df-ec51-65d8-8352-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vorkuta, Russia
- ICAO: UUYW
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 67.490000, 63.990000
- Elevation: 604 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 19:56 in Salvador, it's 01:56 in Vorkuta.
With a 6-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)
- [Vorkuta Airport (VKT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vkt-vorkuta-vorkuta-airport/1ef266df-ec51-65d8-8352-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)