# Distance from Salvador (SSA) to Whalsay (WHS)

> 8,799 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,799 km / 5,468 mi / 4,751 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 18° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 217° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → United Kingdom
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 20:10 in Salvador, it's 00:10 in Whalsay)
- **Elevation difference**: 36 ft (WHS 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

### [Whalsay Airport (WHS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/whs-whalsay-whalsay-airport/1ef266de-c386-6fc8-b7e1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Whalsay, United Kingdom
- ICAO: EGEH
- Timezone: Europe/London
- Coordinates: 60.380000, -0.930000
- Elevation: 100 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 20:10 in Salvador, it's 00:10 in Whalsay.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Whalsay Airport (WHS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/whs-whalsay-whalsay-airport/1ef266de-c386-6fc8-b7e1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)