# Distance from Apia (APW) to Dourados (DOU)

> 12,076 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,076 km / 7,503 mi / 6,520 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 120° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 03:51 in Apia, it's 10:51 in Dourados)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,445 ft (DOU 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

### [Dourados Airport (DOU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dou-dourados-dourados-airport/1ef266df-c6f5-6596-8b82-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dourados, Brazil
- ICAO: SSDO
- Timezone: America/Campo_Grande
- Coordinates: -22.200000, -54.930000
- Elevation: 1,503 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 03:51 in Apia, it's 10:51 in Dourados.
With a 17-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)
- [Dourados Airport (DOU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dou-dourados-dourados-airport/1ef266df-c6f5-6596-8b82-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)