# Distance from Salvador (SSA) to Gaua Island (ZGU)

> 15,863 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,863 km / 9,857 mi / 8,565 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 224° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 135° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Vanuatu
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 12:30 in Salvador, it's 02:30 in Gaua Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 64 ft (ZGU is lower 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

### [Gaua Island Airport (ZGU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zgu-gaua-island-gaua-island-airport/1ef266df-74a2-69d8-a82d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gaua Island, Vanuatu
- ICAO: NVSQ
- Timezone: Pacific/Efate
- Coordinates: -14.220000, 167.590000
- Elevation: 0 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 12:30 in Salvador, it's 02:30 in Gaua Island.
With a 14-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)
- [Gaua Island Airport (ZGU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zgu-gaua-island-gaua-island-airport/1ef266df-74a2-69d8-a82d-06bb2780ed98)
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