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JAL to API: distance & flight time
Jalapa (El Lencero Airport) → Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base)
1,893 mi
3,047 km · 1,645 nm
4h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,893 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 11m 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
- JAL — El Lencero Airport · Jalapa, Mexico
- 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 JAL
- VER · General Heriberto Jara International Airport46 mi away
- TCN · Tehuacan Airport79 mi away
- PAZ · El Tajín National Airport89 mi away
- PBC · Hermanos Serdán International Airport105 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 JAL from API?
The flight distance from Jalapa (JAL) to Apiay (API) is 1,893 miles (3,047 km, 1,645 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JAL to API?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 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 JAL to API?
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