# Distance from Apiay (API) to Hamburg (HAM)

> 9,217 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,217 km / 5,727 mi / 4,977 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 267° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Germany
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 21:46 in Apiay, it's 04:46 in Hamburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,154 ft (HAM 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

### [Hamburg Airport (HAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ham-hamburg-hamburg-airport/1ef266de-baee-69c4-8d70-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hamburg, Germany
- ICAO: EDDH
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 53.630000, 9.990000
- Elevation: 53 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 21:46 in Apiay, it's 04:46 in Hamburg.
With a 7-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)
- [Hamburg Airport (HAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ham-hamburg-hamburg-airport/1ef266de-baee-69c4-8d70-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)