# Distance from Port Alfred (AFD) to Apia (APW)

> 14,379 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,379 km / 8,935 mi / 7,764 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 156° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 200° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Samoa
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 08:51 in Port Alfred, it's 19:51 in Apia)
- **Elevation difference**: 249 ft (APW is lower than AFD)

## Airports

### [Port Alfred Airport (AFD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/afd-port-alfred-port-alfred-airport/1ef266de-d3bd-69dc-aa08-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Port Alfred, South Africa
- ICAO: FAPA
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -33.550000, 26.880000
- Elevation: 307 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 08:51 in Port Alfred, it's 19:51 in Apia.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Port Alfred Airport (AFD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/afd-port-alfred-port-alfred-airport/1ef266de-d3bd-69dc-aa08-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faleolo International Airport (APW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/apw-apia-faleolo-international-airport/1ef266df-730d-6906-ae9b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)