Recife (REC) – Salvador (SSA)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
647 km
402 mi · 349 nm
Flight time
1 h 35 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
82 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (48 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
487,541
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · +12.8%
Flights / week
81
Both directions, average
Seats filled
77%
636,140 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
2
AZU, GLO

Traffic: ANAC (Brazil), Dados Estatísticos do Transporte Aéreo, scheduled flights, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from REC to SSARECSSA
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from REC
215°
Heading from SSA
35°
Halfway point
-10.52, -36.61
Great-circle km
649 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)Busiest: December 2025: 45,104 passengers
020K40K60KSepOctNovDec45.1KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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Month Passengers
Sep 202538,041
Oct 202542,972
Nov 202539,633
Dec 202545,104
Jan 202643,534
Feb 202634,768
Mar 202640,191
Apr 202643,749
May 202637,934
Jun 202636,398
Jul 202642,649
Aug 202642,568
Flights per month, both directions (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)Busiest: July 2026: 420 flights
0200400600SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul420Aug
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Month Flights
Sep 2025314
Oct 2025352
Nov 2025299
Dec 2025339
Jan 2026327
Feb 2026274
Mar 2026360
Apr 2026392
May 2026359
Jun 2026354
Jul 2026420
Aug 2026397

Airlines flying REC–SSA nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
AZUAzul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S/A53
62%
GLOGOL Linhas Aéreas S.A.27
38%

Both directions, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. ANAC (Brazil), Dados Estatísticos do Transporte Aéreo, scheduled flights. Sources

What tickets sold for

Average fare sold, Aug 2026
R$ 376
One way, before airport fees
Middle half of tickets
R$ 211–402
Median R$ 287
Average over 12 months
R$ 452
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Tickets sold, Aug 2026
19,020
Both directions
Average fare sold per month, R$ (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)Highest: January 2026: 667 reais
05001KSepOctNovDecJan667FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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Month Reais
Sep 2025434
Oct 2025450
Nov 2025415
Dec 2025539
Jan 2026667
Feb 2026458
Mar 2026398
Apr 2026500
May 2026471
Jun 2026447
Jul 2026434
Aug 2026376

History, not a price to book: the average of every fare sold to the public in each month (the month of sale, not of travel), seat by seat, one way and before airport fees. Miles and corporate fares are not included.

ANAC (Brazil), Tarifas Aéreas Domésticas (CC BY). Fonte: ANAC. Sources

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 649 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

More routes from REC

Route Distance Passengers / year
REC → GRU2,095 km 1,925,053
REC → CGH2,123 km 1,418,415
REC → GIG1,853 km 878,624
REC → BSB1,653 km 819,976
REC → VCP2,101 km 774,078
REC → CNF1,604 km 554,225
REC → FOR625 km 445,812
REC → FEN548 km 275,234
REC → GYN1,816 km 232,539
REC → LIS5,839 km 230,107

More routes from SSA

Route Distance Passengers / year
SSA → CGH1,477 km 1,599,198
SSA → GRU1,448 km 1,305,608
SSA → GIG1,214 km 909,405
SSA → BSB1,086 km 707,848
SSA → CNF958 km 587,641
SSA → VCP1,455 km 587,488
SSA → FOR1,010 km 337,048
SSA → LIS6,477 km 170,824
SSA → VIX840 km 124,548
SSA → MCZ466 km 122,957

Questions

Recife (REC) and Salvador (SSA) are 647 km (402 miles, 349 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.