# Distance from Apia (APW) to Sinop (OPS)

> 12,447 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,447 km / 7,734 mi / 6,721 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 109° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 250° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 10:42 in Apia, it's 17:42 in Sinop)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,169 ft (OPS 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

### [Presidente Joao Batista Figueiredo Airport (OPS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ops-sinop-presidente-joao-batista-figueiredo-airport/1ef266df-db23-6342-aa1c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sinop, Brazil
- ICAO: SWSI
- Timezone: America/Campo_Grande
- Coordinates: -11.880000, -55.590000
- Elevation: 1,227 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 17:42 in Sinop.
With a 17-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)
- [Presidente Joao Batista Figueiredo Airport (OPS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ops-sinop-presidente-joao-batista-figueiredo-airport/1ef266df-db23-6342-aa1c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)