# Distance from Salvador (SSA) to Ixtapa (ZIH)

> 7,714 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,714 km / 4,793 mi / 4,165 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 295° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 112° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 03:06 in Salvador, it's 00:06 in Ixtapa)
- **Elevation difference**: 38 ft (ZIH is lower 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

### [Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zih-ixtapa-ixtapa-zihuatanejo-international-airport/1ef266df-6278-644c-8f82-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ixtapa, Mexico
- ICAO: MMZH
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 17.600000, -101.460000
- Elevation: 26 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 03:06 in Salvador, it's 00:06 in Ixtapa.
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)
- [Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zih-ixtapa-ixtapa-zihuatanejo-international-airport/1ef266df-6278-644c-8f82-06bb2780ed98)
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