# Distance from Apia (APW) to Selebi Phikwe Airport (PKW)

> 15,476 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,476 km / 9,616 mi / 8,356 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 209° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 150° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → Botswana
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 17:18 in Apia, it's 06:18 in Selebi Phikwe Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,867 ft (PKW 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

### [Selebi Phikwe Airport (PKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pkw-selebi-phikwe-airport/1ef266de-d5f6-665e-84b8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Selebi Phikwe Airport, Botswana
- ICAO: FBSP
- Timezone: Africa/Gaborone
- Coordinates: -22.060000, 27.830000
- Elevation: 2,925 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 17:18 in Apia, it's 06:18 in Selebi Phikwe Airport.
With a 11-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)
- [Selebi Phikwe Airport (PKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pkw-selebi-phikwe-airport/1ef266de-d5f6-665e-84b8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)