# Distance from Makurdi (MDI) to Salvador (SSA)

> 5,668 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,668 km / 3,522 mi / 3,060 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nigeria) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 10:54 in Makurdi, it's 06:54 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 307 ft (SSA is lower than MDI)

## Airports

### [Makurdi Airport (MDI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mdi-makurdi-makurdi-airport/1ef266de-b7ea-6386-9daa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Makurdi, Nigeria
- ICAO: DNMK
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates: 7.700000, 8.610000
- Elevation: 371 ft

### [Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport (SSA)](https://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

## 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 10:54 in Makurdi, it's 06:54 in Salvador.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Makurdi Airport (MDI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mdi-makurdi-makurdi-airport/1ef266de-b7ea-6386-9daa-06bb2780ed98)
- [Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport (SSA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ssa-salvador-deputado-luiz-eduardo-magalhaes-international-airport/1ef266df-95b3-6de8-b44e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)