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API to DXB: distance & flight time
Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base) → Dubai (Dubai International Airport)
8,460 mi
13,616 km · 7,352 nm
17h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,460 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 3m 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
- DXB — Dubai International Airport · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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 DXB
- SHJ · Sharjah International Airport11 mi away
- NHD · Al Minhad Air Base16 mi away
- DWC · Al Maktoum International Airport28 mi away
- RKT · Ras Al Khaimah International Airport44 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is API from DXB?
The flight distance from Apiay (API) to Dubai (DXB) is 8,460 miles (13,616 km, 7,352 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from API to DXB?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 3m 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 DXB?
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