# Distance from Matamata Glider Airport (MTA) to Salvador (SSA)

> 13,358 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,358 km / 8,300 mi / 7,213 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 141° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 211° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 00:02 in Matamata Glider Airport, it's 09:02 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 116 ft (SSA is lower than MTA)

## Airports

### [Matamata Glider Airport (MTA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mta-matamata-glider-airport/1ef266df-770f-6180-ad81-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Matamata Glider Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZMA
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -37.730000, 175.740000
- Elevation: 180 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 00:02 in Matamata Glider Airport, it's 09:02 in Salvador.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Matamata Glider Airport (MTA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mta-matamata-glider-airport/1ef266df-770f-6180-ad81-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)