# Distance from Apia (APW) to Elizabethtown (EKX)

> 10,605 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,605 km / 6,590 mi / 5,726 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 04:40 in Apia, it's 11:40 in Elizabethtown)
- **Elevation difference**: 718 ft (EKX is higher than APW)

## Airports

### [Faleolo International Airport (APW)](https://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

### [Addington Field (EKX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ekx-elizabethtown-addington-field/1ef266df-19bb-6330-a18a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Elizabethtown, United States
- ICAO: KEKX
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 37.690000, -85.930000
- Elevation: 776 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 04:40 in Apia, it's 11:40 in Elizabethtown.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Faleolo International Airport (APW)](https://flightduration.online/airport/apw-apia-faleolo-international-airport/1ef266df-730d-6906-ae9b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Addington Field (EKX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ekx-elizabethtown-addington-field/1ef266df-19bb-6330-a18a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)