# Distance from Pago Pago (PPG) to Zurich (ZRH)

> 16,331 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,331 km / 10,147 mi / 8,818 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 1° (north)
- **Return heading**: 359° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (AS) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 12:15 in Pago Pago, it's 01:15 in Zurich)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,385 ft (ZRH is higher than PPG)

## Airports

### [Pago Pago International Airport (PPG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppg-pago-pago-pago-pago-international-airport/1ef266df-731c-6fb4-9410-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pago Pago, AS
- ICAO: NSTU
- Timezone: Pacific/Pago_Pago
- Coordinates: -14.330000, -170.710000
- Elevation: 31 ft

### [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zurich, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZH
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 47.460000, 8.550000
- Elevation: 1,416 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 12:15 in Pago Pago, it's 01:15 in Zurich.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Pago Pago International Airport (PPG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppg-pago-pago-pago-pago-international-airport/1ef266df-731c-6fb4-9410-06bb2780ed98)
- [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)
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