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API to LAX: distance & flight time
Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
3,539 mi
5,695 km · 3,075 nm
7h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,539 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 24m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, 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 LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is API from LAX?
The flight distance from Apiay (API) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 3,539 miles (5,695 km, 3,075 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from API to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 24m 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 LAX?
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