# Distance from Ankara (ANK) to Apia (APW)

> 16,243 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,243 km / 10,093 mi / 8,770 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Turkey) → Samoa
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 23:36 in Ankara, it's 09:36 in Apia)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,595 ft (APW is lower than ANK)

## Airports

### [Etimesgut Air Base (ANK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ank-ankara-etimesgut-air-base/1ef266df-5826-61b0-b19f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ankara, Turkey
- ICAO: LTAD
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 39.950000, 32.690000
- Elevation: 2,653 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 23:36 in Ankara, it's 09:36 in Apia.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Etimesgut Air Base (ANK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ank-ankara-etimesgut-air-base/1ef266df-5826-61b0-b19f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faleolo International Airport (APW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/apw-apia-faleolo-international-airport/1ef266df-730d-6906-ae9b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)