# Distance from Apia (APW) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)

> 16,069 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,069 km / 9,985 mi / 8,677 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 341° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 27° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 04:45 in Apia, it's 18:45 in Cluj-Napoca)
- **Elevation difference**: 978 ft (CLJ is higher than APW)

## Airports

### [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

### [Cluj-Napoca International Airport (CLJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/clj-cluj-napoca-cluj-napoca-international-airport/1ef266df-5669-6e44-bf56-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- ICAO: LRCL
- Timezone: Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates: 46.790000, 23.690000
- Elevation: 1,036 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 04:45 in Apia, it's 18:45 in Cluj-Napoca.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Faleolo International Airport (APW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/apw-apia-faleolo-international-airport/1ef266df-730d-6906-ae9b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cluj-Napoca International Airport (CLJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/clj-cluj-napoca-cluj-napoca-international-airport/1ef266df-5669-6e44-bf56-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)