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API to SDM: distance & flight time
Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base) → San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport)
3,423 mi
5,509 km · 2,975 nm
7h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,423 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 11m 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
- SDM — Brown Field Municipal Airport · San Diego, 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 SDM
Frequently asked questions
How far is API from SDM?
The flight distance from Apiay (API) to San Diego (SDM) is 3,423 miles (5,509 km, 2,975 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from API to SDM?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 11m 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 SDM?
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