# Distance from Apia (APW) to Chetwynd (YCQ)

> 9,038 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,038 km / 5,616 mi / 4,880 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -20h (When it's 13:01 in Apia, it's 17:01 in Chetwynd)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,942 ft (YCQ 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

### [Chetwynd Airport (YCQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ycq-chetwynd-chetwynd-airport/1ef266de-af0f-66d0-8a54-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chetwynd, Canada
- ICAO: CYCQ
- Timezone: America/Dawson_Creek
- Coordinates: 55.690000, -121.630000
- Elevation: 2,000 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 13:01 in Apia, it's 17:01 in Chetwynd.
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)
- [Chetwynd Airport (YCQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ycq-chetwynd-chetwynd-airport/1ef266de-af0f-66d0-8a54-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)