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API to MAD: distance & flight time
Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base) → Madrid (Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport)
4,989 mi
8,029 km · 4,335 nm
10h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,989 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 15m 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
- MAD — Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Madrid, Spain
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 MAD
- TOJ · Torrejón Airport6 mi away
- ECV · Cuatro Vientos Airport14 mi away
- SLM · Salamanca Airport107 mi away
- VLL · Valladolid Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is API from MAD?
The flight distance from Apiay (API) to Madrid (MAD) is 4,989 miles (8,029 km, 4,335 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from API to MAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 15m 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 MAD?
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