# Distance from Apia (APW) to Uummannaq (JQA)

> 12,508 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,508 km / 7,772 mi / 6,754 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 18° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → Greenland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 05:55 in Apia, it's 15:55 in Uummannaq)
- **Elevation difference**: 231 ft (JQA 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

### [Qaarsut Airport (JQA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/jqa-uummannaq-qaarsut-airport/1ef266de-9d4c-6f74-b74e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Uummannaq, Greenland
- ICAO: BGUQ
- Timezone: America/Nuuk
- Coordinates: 70.730000, -52.700000
- Elevation: 289 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 05:55 in Apia, it's 15:55 in Uummannaq.
With a 14-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)
- [Qaarsut Airport (JQA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/jqa-uummannaq-qaarsut-airport/1ef266de-9d4c-6f74-b74e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)