# Distance from Apia (APW) to Angleton/Lake Jackson (LJN)

> 9,491 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,491 km / 5,897 mi / 5,125 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 251° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -18h (When it's 07:09 in Apia, it's 13:09 in Angleton/Lake Jackson)
- **Elevation difference**: 33 ft (LJN 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

### [Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ljn-angletonlake-jackson-texas-gulf-coast-regional-airport/1ef266df-2708-6b00-b93e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Angleton/Lake Jackson, United States
- ICAO: KLBX
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 29.110000, -95.460000
- Elevation: 25 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 07:09 in Apia, it's 13:09 in Angleton/Lake Jackson.
With a 18-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)
- [Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ljn-angletonlake-jackson-texas-gulf-coast-regional-airport/1ef266df-2708-6b00-b93e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)