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API to EBL: distance & flight time
Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base) → Erbil (Erbil International Airport)
7,549 mi
12,149 km · 6,560 nm
15h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,549 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 16m 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
- EBL — Erbil International Airport · Erbil, Iraq
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 EBL
- OSM · Mosul International Airport46 mi away
- KIK · Kirkuk Air Base57 mi away
- RQW · Qayyarah West Airport57 mi away
- ISU · Sulaymaniyah International Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is API from EBL?
The flight distance from Apiay (API) to Erbil (EBL) is 7,549 miles (12,149 km, 6,560 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from API to EBL?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 16m 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 EBL?
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