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API to LGB: distance & flight time
Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
3,522 mi
5,668 km · 3,060 nm
7h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,522 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 22m 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
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, 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 LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is API from LGB?
The flight distance from Apiay (API) to Long Beach (LGB) is 3,522 miles (5,668 km, 3,060 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from API to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 22m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from API to LGB?
Nonstop service on API–LGB depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 7h 22m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from API to LGB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on API–LGB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some API to LGB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain API–LGB tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.