# Distance from Salvador (SSA) to Wuxi (WUX)

> 17,018 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,018 km / 10,574 mi / 9,189 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → China
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 22:52 in Salvador, it's 09:52 in Wuxi)
- **Elevation difference**: 40 ft (WUX 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

### [Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wux-wuxi-sunan-shuofang-international-airport/1ef266e0-2063-60d8-b62b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wuxi, China
- ICAO: ZSWX
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 31.490000, 120.430000
- Elevation: 24 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 22:52 in Salvador, it's 09:52 in Wuxi.
With a 11-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)
- [Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wux-wuxi-sunan-shuofang-international-airport/1ef266e0-2063-60d8-b62b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)