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API to PLP: distance & flight time
Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base) → La Palma (Captain Ramon Xatruch Airport)
434 mi
699 km · 377 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
434 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m 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
- PLP — Captain Ramon Xatruch Airport · La Palma, Panama
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 PLP
- PUE · Puerto Obaldia Airport53 mi away
- CPB · Capurganá Airport56 mi away
- ACD · Alcides Fernández Airport58 mi away
- JQE · Jaqué Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is API from PLP?
The flight distance from Apiay (API) to La Palma (PLP) is 434 miles (699 km, 377 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from API to PLP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 PLP?
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