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API to FAO: distance & flight time
Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base) → Faro (Faro Airport)
4,710 mi
7,580 km · 4,093 nm
9h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,710 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 42m 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
- FAO — Faro Airport · Faro, Portugal
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 FAO
- PRM · Portimão Airport35 mi away
- BYJ · Beja Airport / Airbase74 mi away
- ROZ · Rota Naval Station Airport93 mi away
- XRY · Jerez Airport107 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is API from FAO?
The flight distance from Apiay (API) to Faro (FAO) is 4,710 miles (7,580 km, 4,093 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from API to FAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 42m 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 FAO?
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