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IPI to API: distance & flight time
Ipiales (San Luis Airport) → Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base)
360 mi
580 km · 313 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
360 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m 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
- IPI — San Luis Airport · Ipiales, 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 IPI
- TUA · Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla Airport4 mi away
- PSO · Antonio Narino Airport45 mi away
- VGZ · Villa Garzón Airport74 mi away
- UIO · Mariscal Sucre International Airport83 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 IPI from API?
The flight distance from Ipiales (IPI) to Apiay (API) is 360 miles (580 km, 313 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IPI to API?
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 IPI to API?
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