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API to CLD: distance & flight time
Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base) → Carlsbad (Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport)
3,456 mi
5,561 km · 3,003 nm
7h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,456 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 15m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- CLD — Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport · Carlsbad, United States
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 CLD
- SAN · San Diego International Airport28 mi away
- OCN · Oceanside Municipal Airport7 mi away
- NKX · Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field20 mi away
- SEE · Gillespie Field27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is API from CLD?
The flight distance from Apiay (API) to Carlsbad (CLD) is 3,456 miles (5,561 km, 3,003 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from API to CLD?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 15m 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 CLD?
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