# Distance from Apia (APW) to Gafsa (GAF)

> 17,724 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,724 km / 11,013 mi / 9,570 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 358° (north)
- **Return heading**: 2° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → Tunisia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 17:34 in Apia, it's 05:34 in Gafsa)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,002 ft (GAF 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

### [Gafsa Ksar International Airport (GAF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gaf-gafsa-gafsa-ksar-international-airport/1ef266de-b885-6c5a-a58f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gafsa, Tunisia
- ICAO: DTTF
- Timezone: Africa/Tunis
- Coordinates: 34.420000, 8.820000
- Elevation: 1,060 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 17:34 in Apia, it's 05:34 in Gafsa.
With a 12-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)
- [Gafsa Ksar International Airport (GAF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gaf-gafsa-gafsa-ksar-international-airport/1ef266de-b885-6c5a-a58f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)