# Distance from Salvador (SSA) to Whale Cove (YXN)

> 9,578 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,578 km / 5,952 mi / 5,172 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 338° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 128° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 01:49 in Salvador, it's 23:49 in Whale Cove)
- **Elevation difference**: 24 ft (YXN 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

### [Whale Cove Airport (YXN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yxn-whale-cove-whale-cove-airport/1ef266de-b3b6-6ddc-9376-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Whale Cove, Canada
- ICAO: CYXN
- Timezone: America/Winnipeg
- Coordinates: 62.240000, -92.600000
- Elevation: 40 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 01:49 in Salvador, it's 23:49 in Whale Cove.

## 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)
- [Whale Cove Airport (YXN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yxn-whale-cove-whale-cove-airport/1ef266de-b3b6-6ddc-9376-06bb2780ed98)
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