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PEI to API: distance & flight time
Pereira (Matecaña International Airport) → Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base)
158 mi
255 km · 138 nm
53m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
158 miles nonstop takes roughly 53m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- PEI — Matecaña International Airport · Pereira, 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 PEI
- CRC · Santa Ana Airport15 mi away
- MZL · La Nubia Airport24 mi away
- AXM · El Eden Airport25 mi away
- IBE · Perales Airport50 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 PEI from API?
The flight distance from Pereira (PEI) to Apiay (API) is 158 miles (255 km, 138 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PEI to API?
A nonstop flight takes about 53m 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 PEI to API?
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