# Distance from Salvador (SSA) to Telluride (TEX)

> 9,173 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,173 km / 5,700 mi / 4,953 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 113° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 12:27 in Salvador, it's 09:27 in Telluride)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,006 ft (TEX is higher than SSA)

## Airports

### [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

### [Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tex-telluride-telluride-regional-airport/1ef266df-3b71-6a4c-b230-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Telluride, United States
- ICAO: KTEX
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 37.950000, -107.910000
- Elevation: 9,070 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 12:27 in Salvador, it's 09:27 in Telluride.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [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)
- [Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tex-telluride-telluride-regional-airport/1ef266df-3b71-6a4c-b230-06bb2780ed98)
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