# Distance from Braganca Airport (BGC) to Salvador (SSA)

> 6,896 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,896 km / 4,285 mi / 3,724 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 215° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Portugal) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 05:52 in Braganca Airport, it's 01:52 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,177 ft (SSA is lower than BGC)

## Airports

### [Braganca Airport (BGC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bgc-braganca-airport/1ef266df-5558-67c6-b852-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Braganca Airport, Portugal
- ICAO: LPBG
- Timezone: Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates: 41.860000, -6.710000
- Elevation: 2,241 ft

### [Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport (SSA)](https://www.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 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 05:52 in Braganca Airport, it's 01:52 in Salvador.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Braganca Airport (BGC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bgc-braganca-airport/1ef266df-5558-67c6-b852-06bb2780ed98)
- [Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport (SSA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssa-salvador-deputado-luiz-eduardo-magalhaes-international-airport/1ef266df-95b3-6de8-b44e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)