# Distance from Gardo (GSR) to Salvador (SSA)

> 9,965 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,965 km / 6,192 mi / 5,381 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 80° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Somalia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 08:40 in Gardo, it's 02:40 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,568 ft (SSA is lower than GSR)

## Airports

### [Gardo Airport (GSR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gsr-gardo-gardo-airport/1ef266de-eaa3-6688-a595-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gardo, Somalia
- ICAO: HCMG
- Timezone: Africa/Mogadishu
- Coordinates: 9.520000, 49.080000
- Elevation: 2,632 ft

### [Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport (SSA)](https://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

## 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 08:40 in Gardo, it's 02:40 in Salvador.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gardo Airport (GSR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gsr-gardo-gardo-airport/1ef266de-eaa3-6688-a595-06bb2780ed98)
- [Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport (SSA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ssa-salvador-deputado-luiz-eduardo-magalhaes-international-airport/1ef266df-95b3-6de8-b44e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)