# Distance from Sulayel Airport (SLF) to Salvador (SSA)

> 9,891 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,891 km / 6,146 mi / 5,341 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 23:03 in Sulayel Airport, it's 17:03 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,957 ft (SSA is lower than SLF)

## Airports

### [Sulayel Airport (SLF)](https://flightduration.online/airport/slf-sulayel-airport/1ef266df-79ee-616c-9b74-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sulayel Airport, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OESL
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 20.460000, 45.620000
- Elevation: 2,021 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 23:03 in Sulayel Airport, it's 17:03 in Salvador.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sulayel Airport (SLF)](https://flightduration.online/airport/slf-sulayel-airport/1ef266df-79ee-616c-9b74-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)