# Distance from Apataki (APK) to St Louis (STL)

> 8,387 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,387 km / 5,211 mi / 4,529 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 236° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 12:35 in Apataki, it's 17:35 in St Louis)
- **Elevation difference**: 609 ft (STL is higher than APK)

## Airports

### [Apataki Airport (APK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/apk-apataki-apataki-airport/1ef266df-733d-626e-bea9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Apataki, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGD
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -15.570000, -146.410000
- Elevation: 8 ft

### [St Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/stl-st-louis-st-louis-lambert-international-airport/1ef266df-39ab-67da-9abe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: St Louis, United States
- ICAO: KSTL
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 38.750000, -90.370000
- Elevation: 617 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 12:35 in Apataki, it's 17:35 in St Louis.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Apataki Airport (APK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/apk-apataki-apataki-airport/1ef266df-733d-626e-bea9-06bb2780ed98)
- [St Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/stl-st-louis-st-louis-lambert-international-airport/1ef266df-39ab-67da-9abe-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)