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MLN to API: distance & flight time
Melilla (Melilla Airport) → Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base)
4,965 mi
7,990 km · 4,314 nm
10h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
4,965 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 12m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- MLN — Melilla Airport · Melilla, Spain
- 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 MLN
- NDR · Nador International Airport21 mi away
- AHU · Cherif Al Idrissi Airport50 mi away
- OUD · Angads Airport68 mi away
- TLM · Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport87 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 MLN from API?
The flight distance from Melilla (MLN) to Apiay (API) is 4,965 miles (7,990 km, 4,314 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MLN to API?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 12m 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 MLN to API?
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