# Distance from Apia (APW) to Palacios (PCH)

> 10,122 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,122 km / 6,290 mi / 5,466 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → Honduras
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -19h (When it's 22:24 in Apia, it's 03:24 in Palacios)
- **Elevation difference**: 28 ft (PCH 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

### [Palacios Airport (PCH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pch-palacios-palacios-airport/1ef266df-5e9e-6632-a56b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Palacios, Honduras
- ICAO: MHPC
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates: 15.960000, -84.940000
- Elevation: 30 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 22:24 in Apia, it's 03:24 in Palacios.
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)
- [Palacios Airport (PCH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pch-palacios-palacios-airport/1ef266df-5e9e-6632-a56b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)