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EMT to API: distance & flight time
El Monte (San Gabriel Valley Airport) → Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base)
3,524 mi
5,671 km · 3,062 nm
7h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
3,524 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 23m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- EMT — San Gabriel Valley Airport · El Monte, United States
- 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 EMT
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport24 mi away
- POC · Brackett Field14 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport15 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport20 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 EMT from API?
The flight distance from El Monte (EMT) to Apiay (API) is 3,524 miles (5,671 km, 3,062 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EMT to API?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 23m 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 EMT to API?
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