AirportsFaleolo International Airport is a large airport serving Apia, in A'ana District, Samoa. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is APW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- APW
- ICAO code
- NSFA
- City
- Apia
- State or region
- A'ana District
- Country
- Samoa
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 13.8300° S, 172.0080° W
- Elevation
- 18 m (58 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, APW means Faleolo International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NSFA. ICAO codes that begin with N belong to the South Pacific. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 13.8300° S, 172.0080° W. It stands 18 metres (58 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Apia, about 26 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Pacific/Apia, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Faleolo International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pago Pago International AirportPago Pago, American Samoa | PPG | 151 km |
| Ofu AirportOfu, American Samoa | OFU | 255 km |
| Fitiuta AirportFitiuta Village, American Samoa | FTI | 282 km |
| Kuini Lavenia AirportNiuatoputapu, Tonga | NTT | 306 km |
| Hihifo AirportWallis Island, Wallis and Futuna | WLS | 458 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,758 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,109 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,918 km | 18 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,762 km | 19 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,691 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,766 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,396 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,472 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 4,324 km | 5 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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