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LAX to API: distance & flight time
Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) → Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base)
3,539 mi
5,695 km · 3,075 nm
7h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
3,539 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 24m 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
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 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 LAX from API?
The flight distance from Los Angeles (LAX) to Apiay (API) is 3,539 miles (5,695 km, 3,075 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAX to API?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 24m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LAX to API?
Nonstop service on LAX–API depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 7h 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LAX to API?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LAX–API that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LAX to API fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LAX–API tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.