# Distance from Apia (APW) to Kwethluk (KWT)

> 8,350 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,350 km / 5,189 mi / 4,509 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 5° (north)
- **Return heading**: 191° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -21h (When it's 01:35 in Apia, it's 04:35 in Kwethluk)
- **Elevation difference**: 33 ft (KWT is lower 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

### [Kwethluk Airport (KWT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwt-kwethluk-kwethluk-airport/1ef266df-88e0-654e-9797-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kwethluk, United States
- ICAO: PFKW
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 60.790000, -161.440000
- Elevation: 25 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 01:35 in Apia, it's 04:35 in Kwethluk.
With a 21-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)
- [Kwethluk Airport (KWT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwt-kwethluk-kwethluk-airport/1ef266df-88e0-654e-9797-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)