# Distance from Sacramento (SAC) to Salvador (SSA)

> 10,317 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,317 km / 6,410 mi / 5,571 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 104° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 15:48 in Sacramento, it's 19:48 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 40 ft (SSA is higher than SAC)

## Airports

### [Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sac-sacramento-sacramento-executive-airport/1ef266df-374e-6cee-a561-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sacramento, United States
- ICAO: KSAC
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 38.500000, -121.500000
- Elevation: 24 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 15:48 in Sacramento, it's 19:48 in Salvador.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sac-sacramento-sacramento-executive-airport/1ef266df-374e-6cee-a561-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)