# Distance from Apia (APW) to Shiraz (SYZ)

> 15,123 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,123 km / 9,397 mi / 8,166 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 298° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → Iran
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -9.5h (When it's 19:00 in Apia, it's 09:30 in Shiraz)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,862 ft (SYZ 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

### [Shiraz Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syz-shiraz-shiraz-shahid-dastghaib-international-airport/1ef266df-7e5d-669e-9e37-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shiraz, Iran
- ICAO: OISS
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 29.540000, 52.590000
- Elevation: 4,920 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 19:00 in Apia, it's 09:30 in Shiraz.
With a 9.5-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)
- [Shiraz Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syz-shiraz-shiraz-shahid-dastghaib-international-airport/1ef266df-7e5d-669e-9e37-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)