# Distance from Salvador (SSA) to Tambohorano (WTA)

> 8,778 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,778 km / 5,454 mi / 4,740 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 260° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Madagascar
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 08:50 in Salvador, it's 14:50 in Tambohorano)
- **Elevation difference**: 41 ft (WTA 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

### [Tambohorano Airport (WTA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wta-tambohorano-tambohorano-airport/1ef266de-dbb6-6508-aa9b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tambohorano, Madagascar
- ICAO: FMMU
- Timezone: Indian/Antananarivo
- Coordinates: -17.480000, 43.970000
- Elevation: 23 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 08:50 in Salvador, it's 14:50 in Tambohorano.
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)
- [Tambohorano Airport (WTA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wta-tambohorano-tambohorano-airport/1ef266de-dbb6-6508-aa9b-06bb2780ed98)
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