# Distance from Salvador (SSA) to Drayton Valley (YDC)

> 10,290 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,290 km / 6,394 mi / 5,556 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 108° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 05:16 in Salvador, it's 02:16 in Drayton Valley)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,712 ft (YDC 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

### [Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (YDC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ydc-drayton-valley-drayton-valley-industrial-airport/1ef266de-a33f-6576-8113-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Drayton Valley, Canada
- ICAO: CER3
- Timezone: America/Edmonton
- Coordinates: 53.270000, -114.960000
- Elevation: 2,776 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 05:16 in Salvador, it's 02:16 in Drayton Valley.
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)
- [Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (YDC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ydc-drayton-valley-drayton-valley-industrial-airport/1ef266de-a33f-6576-8113-06bb2780ed98)
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