# Distance from Apia (APW) to Palmdale (PMD)

> 7,834 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,834 km / 4,868 mi / 4,230 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 236° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -20h (When it's 23:25 in Apia, it's 03:25 in Palmdale)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,485 ft (PMD 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

### [Palmdale Usaf Plant 42 Airport (PMD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pmd-palmdale-palmdale-usaf-plant-42-airport/1ef266df-3300-62dc-a70e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Palmdale, United States
- ICAO: KPMD
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 34.630000, -118.080000
- Elevation: 2,543 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:25 in Apia, it's 03:25 in Palmdale.
With a 20-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)
- [Palmdale Usaf Plant 42 Airport (PMD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pmd-palmdale-palmdale-usaf-plant-42-airport/1ef266df-3300-62dc-a70e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)