# Distance from Apia (APW) to Nueva Guinea (NVG)

> 10,058 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,058 km / 6,250 mi / 5,431 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → Nicaragua
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -19h (When it's 17:16 in Apia, it's 22:16 in Nueva Guinea)
- **Elevation difference**: 548 ft (NVG 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

### [Nueva Guinea Airport (NVG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nvg-nueva-guinea-nueva-guinea-airport/1ef266df-6398-6c14-825c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nueva Guinea, Nicaragua
- ICAO: MNNG
- Timezone: America/Managua
- Coordinates: 11.670000, -84.450000
- Elevation: 606 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 17:16 in Apia, it's 22:16 in Nueva Guinea.
With a 19-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)
- [Nueva Guinea Airport (NVG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nvg-nueva-guinea-nueva-guinea-airport/1ef266df-6398-6c14-825c-06bb2780ed98)
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