# Distance from Salvador (SSA) to Kantchari (XKA)

> 5,220 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,220 km / 3,243 mi / 2,818 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 239° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 17:12 in Salvador, it's 20:12 in Kantchari)
- **Elevation difference**: 815 ft (XKA 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

### [Kantchari Airport (XKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xka-kantchari-kantchari-airport/1ef266de-b6b0-61be-8ec9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kantchari, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFEL
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 12.470000, 1.500000
- Elevation: 879 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 17:12 in Salvador, it's 20:12 in Kantchari.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Kantchari Airport (XKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xka-kantchari-kantchari-airport/1ef266de-b6b0-61be-8ec9-06bb2780ed98)
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