# Distance from Nantucket (ACK) to Apia (APW)

> 12,004 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,004 km / 7,459 mi / 6,482 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 267° (west)
- **Return heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Samoa
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +17h (When it's 03:29 in Nantucket, it's 20:29 in Apia)
- **Elevation difference**: 11 ft (APW is higher than ACK)

## Airports

### [Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ack-nantucket-nantucket-memorial-airport/1ef266df-0d24-6e78-82bb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nantucket, United States
- ICAO: KACK
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 41.300000, -70.100000
- Elevation: 47 ft

### [Faleolo International Airport (APW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/apw-apia-faleolo-international-airport/1ef266df-730d-6906-ae9b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Apia, Samoa
- ICAO: NSFA
- Timezone: Pacific/Apia
- Coordinates: -13.830000, -172.010000
- Elevation: 58 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 03:29 in Nantucket, it's 20:29 in Apia.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ack-nantucket-nantucket-memorial-airport/1ef266df-0d24-6e78-82bb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faleolo International Airport (APW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/apw-apia-faleolo-international-airport/1ef266df-730d-6906-ae9b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)