# Distance from Son-La (SQH) to Salvador (SSA)

> 15,918 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,918 km / 9,891 mi / 8,595 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 277° (west)
- **Return heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 13:25 in Son-La, it's 03:25 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,069 ft (SSA is lower than SQH)

## Airports

### [Na-San Airport (SQH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sqh-son-la-na-san-airport/1ef266df-f636-61fc-919d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Son-La, Vietnam
- ICAO: VVNS
- Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates: 21.220000, 104.030000
- Elevation: 2,133 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 13:25 in Son-La, it's 03:25 in Salvador.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Na-San Airport (SQH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sqh-son-la-na-san-airport/1ef266df-f636-61fc-919d-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)