# Distance from Salvador (SSA) to El Hierro Island (VDE)

> 5,035 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,035 km / 3,128 mi / 2,718 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 209° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Spain
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 23:31 in Salvador, it's 03:31 in El Hierro Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 39 ft (VDE 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

### [Hierro Airport (VDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vde-el-hierro-island-hierro-airport/1ef266de-e77a-651a-a537-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Hierro Island, Spain
- ICAO: GCHI
- Timezone: Atlantic/Canary
- Coordinates: 27.810000, -17.890000
- Elevation: 103 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 23:31 in Salvador, it's 03:31 in El Hierro Island.
The 4-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)
- [Hierro Airport (VDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vde-el-hierro-island-hierro-airport/1ef266de-e77a-651a-a537-06bb2780ed98)
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