# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Garzon (GLJ)

> 8,877 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,877 km / 5,516 mi / 4,793 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 265° (west)
- **Return heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 09:40 in Algiers, it's 03:40 in Garzon)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,538 ft (GLJ is higher than ALG)

## Airports

### [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Algiers, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAG
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.690000, 3.220000
- Elevation: 82 ft

### [Garzon La Jagua Airport (GLJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/glj-garzon-garzon-la-jagua-airport/1ef266df-b4fb-6d72-a528-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Garzon, Colombia
- ICAO: SKGZ
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 2.150000, -75.690000
- Elevation: 2,620 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:40 in Algiers, it's 03:40 in Garzon.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Garzon La Jagua Airport (GLJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/glj-garzon-garzon-la-jagua-airport/1ef266df-b4fb-6d72-a528-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)