# Distance from Kunsan (KUV) to Salvador (SSA)

> 17,047 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,047 km / 10,593 mi / 9,205 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 28° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Korea) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 16:49 in Kunsan, it's 04:49 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 35 ft (SSA is higher than KUV)

## Airports

### [Kunsan Air Base (KUV)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kuv-kunsan-kunsan-air-base/1ef266df-8da7-6208-bf96-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kunsan, South Korea
- ICAO: RKJK
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 35.900000, 126.620000
- Elevation: 29 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 16:49 in Kunsan, it's 04:49 in Salvador.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kunsan Air Base (KUV)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kuv-kunsan-kunsan-air-base/1ef266df-8da7-6208-bf96-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)