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API to CHQ: distance & flight time
Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base) → Chania (Chania International Airport)
6,486 mi
10,439 km · 5,636 nm
13h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,486 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 11m 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
- CHQ — Chania International Airport · Chania, Greece
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 CHQ
- HER · Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport60 mi away
- KIT · Kithira Airport82 mi away
- MLO · Milos Airport83 mi away
- JTR · Santorini Airport96 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is API from CHQ?
The flight distance from Apiay (API) to Chania (CHQ) is 6,486 miles (10,439 km, 5,636 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from API to CHQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 11m 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 CHQ?
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