# Distance from Apiay (API) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)

> 13,584 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,584 km / 8,441 mi / 7,335 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 292° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → United Arab Emirates
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 07:50 in Apiay, it's 16:50 in Abu Dhabi)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,119 ft (AUH is lower than API)

## Airports

### [Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base (API)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/api-apiay-gomez-nino-apiay-air-base/1ef266df-b41a-6d54-824e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Apiay, Colombia
- ICAO: SKAP
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 4.080000, -73.560000
- Elevation: 1,207 ft

### [Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/auh-abu-dhabi-abu-dhabi-international-airport/1ef266df-8073-608c-a7bf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- ICAO: OMAA
- Timezone: Asia/Dubai
- Coordinates: 24.430000, 54.650000
- Elevation: 88 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 07:50 in Apiay, it's 16:50 in Abu Dhabi.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base (API)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/api-apiay-gomez-nino-apiay-air-base/1ef266df-b41a-6d54-824e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/auh-abu-dhabi-abu-dhabi-international-airport/1ef266df-8073-608c-a7bf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)