Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SHJ to API: distance & flight time
Sharjah (Sharjah International Airport) → Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base)
8,467 mi
13,626 km · 7,358 nm
17h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading northwest
See live SHJ→API fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,467 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 4m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SHJ — Sharjah International Airport · Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- 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
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near SHJ
- DXB · Dubai International Airport11 mi away
- NHD · Al Minhad Air Base23 mi away
- RKT · Ras Al Khaimah International Airport33 mi away
- DWC · Al Maktoum International Airport37 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 SHJ from API?
The flight distance from Sharjah (SHJ) to Apiay (API) is 8,467 miles (13,626 km, 7,358 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHJ to API?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 4m 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 SHJ to API?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SHJ–API that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.