# Distance from Apia (APW) to Nuevo Laredo (NLD)

> 9,049 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,049 km / 5,623 mi / 4,886 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -19h (When it's 06:04 in Apia, it's 11:04 in Nuevo Laredo)
- **Elevation difference**: 426 ft (NLD 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

### [Quetzalcoatl International Airport (NLD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nld-nuevo-laredo-quetzalcoatl-international-airport/1ef266df-61e5-65ca-ac98-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
- ICAO: MMNL
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 27.440000, -99.570000
- Elevation: 484 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 06:04 in Apia, it's 11:04 in Nuevo Laredo.
With a 19-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)
- [Quetzalcoatl International Airport (NLD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nld-nuevo-laredo-quetzalcoatl-international-airport/1ef266df-61e5-65ca-ac98-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)