# Distance from Gallup (GUP) to Salvador (SSA)

> 9,142 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,142 km / 5,680 mi / 4,936 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 112° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 14:50 in Gallup, it's 17:50 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,408 ft (SSA is lower than GUP)

## Airports

### [Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gup-gallup-gallup-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1f2a-6942-90b1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gallup, United States
- ICAO: KGUP
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 35.510000, -108.790000
- Elevation: 6,472 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 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 14:50 in Gallup, it's 17:50 in Salvador.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gup-gallup-gallup-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1f2a-6942-90b1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)