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ELB to API: distance & flight time
El Banco (Las Flores Airport) → Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base)
345 mi
554 km · 299 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
345 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- ELB — Las Flores Airport · El Banco, Colombia
- API — Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base · Apiay, Colombia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ELB
- MGN · Baracoa Airport62 mi away
- OCV · Aguas Claras Airport66 mi away
- CZU · Las Brujas Airport92 mi away
- VUP · Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport108 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is ELB from API?
The flight distance from El Banco (ELB) to Apiay (API) is 345 miles (554 km, 299 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELB to API?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 ELB to API?
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