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API to JFK: distance & flight time
Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base) → New York (John F Kennedy International Airport)
2,526 mi
4,066 km · 2,195 nm
5h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
2,526 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 25m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- JFK — John F Kennedy International Airport · New York, United States
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 JFK
- LGA · La Guardia Airport11 mi away
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport21 mi away
- JRB · Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport13 mi away
- JRA · West 30th St. Heliport14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is API from JFK?
The flight distance from Apiay (API) to New York (JFK) is 2,526 miles (4,066 km, 2,195 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from API to JFK?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 25m 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 JFK?
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