# Distance from Salvador (SSA) to Kigoma (TKQ)

> 7,503 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,503 km / 4,662 mi / 4,052 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 90° (east)
- **Return heading**: 258° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Tanzania
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 22:04 in Salvador, it's 04:04 in Kigoma)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,636 ft (TKQ is higher than SSA)

## Airports

### [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

### [Kigoma Airport (TKQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tkq-kigoma-kigoma-airport/1ef266de-ee94-624c-b30e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kigoma, Tanzania
- ICAO: HTKA
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates: -4.890000, 29.670000
- Elevation: 2,700 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 22:04 in Salvador, it's 04:04 in Kigoma.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport (SSA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ssa-salvador-deputado-luiz-eduardo-magalhaes-international-airport/1ef266df-95b3-6de8-b44e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kigoma Airport (TKQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tkq-kigoma-kigoma-airport/1ef266de-ee94-624c-b30e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)