# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Velasquez (PYA)

> 8,516 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,516 km / 5,291 mi / 4,598 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 267° (west)
- **Return heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 06:53 in Algiers, it's 00:53 in Velasquez)
- **Elevation difference**: 484 ft (PYA 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

### [Velasquez Airport (PYA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pya-velasquez-velasquez-airport/1ef266df-b661-6e50-8e8f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Velasquez, Colombia
- ICAO: SKVL
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 5.940000, -74.460000
- Elevation: 566 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 06:53 in Algiers, it's 00:53 in Velasquez.
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)
- [Velasquez Airport (PYA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pya-velasquez-velasquez-airport/1ef266df-b661-6e50-8e8f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)