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API to HER: distance & flight time
Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
6,546 mi
10,534 km · 5,688 nm
13h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,546 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 18m 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
- HER — Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Heraklion, Greece
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 HER
- JSH · Sitia Airport53 mi away
- CHQ · Chania International Airport60 mi away
- JTR · Santorini Airport75 mi away
- KSJ · Kasos Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is API from HER?
The flight distance from Apiay (API) to Heraklion (HER) is 6,546 miles (10,534 km, 5,688 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from API to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 18m 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 HER?
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