# Distance from Apia (APW) to Yengema (WYE)

> 17,860 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,860 km / 11,098 mi / 9,644 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 104° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → Sierra Leone
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 20:24 in Apia, it's 07:24 in Yengema)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,242 ft (WYE 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

### [Yengema Airport (WYE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/wye-yengema-yengema-airport/1ef266de-e7fe-6e82-81b0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yengema, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFYE
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 8.610000, -11.050000
- Elevation: 1,300 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 20:24 in Apia, it's 07:24 in Yengema.
With a 13-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)
- [Yengema Airport (WYE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/wye-yengema-yengema-airport/1ef266de-e7fe-6e82-81b0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)