# Distance from Apia (APW) to Tours/Val de Loire (Loire Valley) (TUF)

> 16,219 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,219 km / 10,078 mi / 8,757 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 9° (north)
- **Return heading**: 347° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → France
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 06:31 in Apia, it's 19:31 in Tours/Val de Loire (Loire Valley))
- **Elevation difference**: 299 ft (TUF 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

### [Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport (TUF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tuf-toursval-de-loire-loire-valley-tours-val-de-loire-airport/1ef266df-4ba6-61ec-9117-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tours/Val de Loire (Loire Valley), France
- ICAO: LFOT
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 47.430000, 0.730000
- Elevation: 357 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 06:31 in Apia, it's 19:31 in Tours/Val de Loire (Loire Valley).
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)
- [Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport (TUF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tuf-toursval-de-loire-loire-valley-tours-val-de-loire-airport/1ef266df-4ba6-61ec-9117-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)