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API to BIO: distance & flight time
Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base) → Bilbao (Bilbao Airport)
5,057 mi
8,138 km · 4,394 nm
10h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,057 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 23m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- BIO — Bilbao Airport · Bilbao, Spain
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 BIO
- VIT · Vitoria/Foronda Airport30 mi away
- SDR · Santander Airport47 mi away
- EAS · San Sebastian Airport56 mi away
- RJL · Logroño-Agoncillo Airport65 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is API from BIO?
The flight distance from Apiay (API) to Bilbao (BIO) is 5,057 miles (8,138 km, 4,394 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from API to BIO?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 23m 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 BIO?
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