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API to BGA: distance & flight time
Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base) → Bucaramanga (Palonegro Airport)
212 mi
342 km · 185 nm
1h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
212 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 2m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- API — Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base · Apiay, Colombia
- BGA — Palonegro Airport · Bucaramanga, Colombia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near API
- VVC · Vanguardia Airport7 mi away
- BOG · El Dorado International Airport59 mi away
- GIR · Santiago Vila Airport86 mi away
- IBE · Perales Airport111 mi away
Near BGA
- EJA · Yariguíes Airport43 mi away
- SVZ · San Antonio Del Tachira Airport71 mi away
- CUC · Camilo Daza International Airport72 mi away
- SCI · Paramillo Airport82 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is API from BGA?
The flight distance from Apiay (API) to Bucaramanga (BGA) is 212 miles (342 km, 185 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from API to BGA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 2m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from API to BGA?
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