# Distance from Apia (APW) to Borba (RBB)

> 12,290 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,290 km / 7,637 mi / 6,636 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 100° (east)
- **Return heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 17:22 in Apia, it's 00:22 in Borba)
- **Elevation difference**: 235 ft (RBB 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

### [Borba Airport (RBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rbb-borba-borba-airport/1ef266df-d5a0-6c58-ba10-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Borba, Brazil
- ICAO: SWBR
- Timezone: America/Boa_Vista
- Coordinates: -4.410000, -59.600000
- Elevation: 293 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 17:22 in Apia, it's 00:22 in Borba.
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)
- [Borba Airport (RBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rbb-borba-borba-airport/1ef266df-d5a0-6c58-ba10-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)