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API to CRC: distance & flight time
Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base) → Cartago (Santa Ana Airport)
171 mi
276 km · 149 nm
55m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
171 miles nonstop takes roughly 55m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- CRC — Santa Ana Airport · Cartago, 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 CRC
- PEI · Matecaña International Airport15 mi away
- AXM · El Eden Airport25 mi away
- MZL · La Nubia Airport39 mi away
- ULQ · Heriberto Gíl Martínez Airport50 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is API from CRC?
The flight distance from Apiay (API) to Cartago (CRC) is 171 miles (276 km, 149 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from API to CRC?
A nonstop flight takes about 55m 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 CRC?
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