# Distance from Sparta (SAR) to Zagreb (ZAG)

> 8,111 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,111 km / 5,040 mi / 4,380 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Croatia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 08:08 in Sparta, it's 15:08 in Zagreb)
- **Elevation difference**: 185 ft (ZAG is lower than SAR)

## Airports

### [Sparta Community-Hunter Field (SAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sar-sparta-sparta-community-hunter-field/1ef266df-375e-6ce8-b57f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sparta, United States
- ICAO: KSAR
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 38.150000, -89.700000
- Elevation: 538 ft

### [Zagreb Airport (ZAG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zag-zagreb-zagreb-airport/1ef266df-43f4-691c-9d2a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zagreb, Croatia
- ICAO: LDZA
- Timezone: Europe/Zagreb
- Coordinates: 45.740000, 16.070000
- Elevation: 353 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 08:08 in Sparta, it's 15:08 in Zagreb.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sparta Community-Hunter Field (SAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sar-sparta-sparta-community-hunter-field/1ef266df-375e-6ce8-b57f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Zagreb Airport (ZAG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zag-zagreb-zagreb-airport/1ef266df-43f4-691c-9d2a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)