# Distance from Apia (APW) to Aasiaat (JEG)

> 12,593 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,593 km / 7,825 mi / 6,800 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 20° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 293° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → Greenland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 10:42 in Apia, it's 20:42 in Aasiaat)
- **Elevation difference**: 16 ft (JEG 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

### [Aasiaat Airport (JEG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jeg-aasiaat-aasiaat-airport/1ef266de-9d06-6682-9571-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aasiaat, Greenland
- ICAO: BGAA
- Timezone: America/Nuuk
- Coordinates: 68.720000, -52.780000
- Elevation: 74 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 10:42 in Apia, it's 20:42 in Aasiaat.
With a 14-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)
- [Aasiaat Airport (JEG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jeg-aasiaat-aasiaat-airport/1ef266de-9d06-6682-9571-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)