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MRD to API: distance & flight time
Merida (Alberto Carnevalli Airport) → Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base)
352 mi
567 km · 306 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
352 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- MRD — Alberto Carnevalli Airport · Merida, Venezuela
- 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 MRD
- VIG · Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport35 mi away
- SBB · Santa Bárbara de Barinas Airport54 mi away
- STB · Santa Bárbara del Zulia Airport60 mi away
- BNS · Barinas Airport65 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 MRD from API?
The flight distance from Merida (MRD) to Apiay (API) is 352 miles (567 km, 306 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MRD to API?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 MRD to API?
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