# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Popayan (PPN)

> 8,939 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,939 km / 5,554 mi / 4,826 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 266° (west)
- **Return heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 13:21 in Algiers, it's 07:21 in Popayan)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,605 ft (PPN 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

### [Guillermo Leon Valencia Airport (PPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppn-popayan-guillermo-leon-valencia-airport/1ef266df-b5cf-6078-8d81-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Popayan, Colombia
- ICAO: SKPP
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 2.450000, -76.610000
- Elevation: 5,687 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 13:21 in Algiers, it's 07:21 in Popayan.
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)
- [Guillermo Leon Valencia Airport (PPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppn-popayan-guillermo-leon-valencia-airport/1ef266df-b5cf-6078-8d81-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)