# Distance from Apiay (API) to Apia (APW)

> 11,027 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,027 km / 6,852 mi / 5,954 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 88° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Samoa
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +18h (When it's 03:01 in Apiay, it's 21:01 in Apia)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,149 ft (APW is lower than API)

## Airports

### [Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base (API)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/api-apiay-gomez-nino-apiay-air-base/1ef266df-b41a-6d54-824e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Apiay, Colombia
- ICAO: SKAP
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 4.080000, -73.560000
- Elevation: 1,207 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 03:01 in Apiay, it's 21:01 in Apia.
With a 18-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base (API)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/api-apiay-gomez-nino-apiay-air-base/1ef266df-b41a-6d54-824e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faleolo International Airport (APW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/apw-apia-faleolo-international-airport/1ef266df-730d-6906-ae9b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)