# Distance from Apia (APW) to Cape Dorset (YTE)

> 11,654 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,654 km / 7,242 mi / 6,293 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 27° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 269° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 15:05 in Apia, it's 22:05 in Cape Dorset)
- **Elevation difference**: 106 ft (YTE 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

### [Cape Dorset Airport (YTE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yte-cape-dorset-cape-dorset-airport/1ef266de-b2e2-6aaa-9e34-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cape Dorset, Canada
- ICAO: CYTE
- Timezone: America/Toronto
- Coordinates: 64.230000, -76.530000
- Elevation: 164 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 15:05 in Apia, it's 22:05 in Cape Dorset.
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)
- [Cape Dorset Airport (YTE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yte-cape-dorset-cape-dorset-airport/1ef266de-b2e2-6aaa-9e34-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)