Nonstop flight route between Apiay, Colombia and Hilo, Hawaii, United States:
Departure Airport:
(4°4'32"N by 73°33'45"W)
Arrival Airport:
(19°43'13"N by 155°2'53"W)
Distance from API to ITO:
5,570.22 miles (8,964.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API), Apiay, Colombia and Hilo International Airport (ITO), Hilo, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,570 miles (or 8,964 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) and Hilo International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) and Hilo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | API / SKAP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Apiay, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°4'32"N by 73°33'45"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Colombian Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military: Air Force Base |
| Elevation: | 1227 feet (374 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from API |
| More Information: | API Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ITO / PHTO |
| Airport Name: | Hilo International Airport |
| Location: | Hilo, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°43'13"N by 155°2'53"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Hawaiʻi State Department of Transportation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 38 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ITO |
| More Information: | ITO Maps & Info |
Facts about Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API):
- The closest airport to Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) is El Dorado International Airport (BOG), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) NW of API.
- Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base)", another name for API is "Base Aérea Capitán Luis F. Gómez Niño (Base Aérea de Apiay)".
- Apiay has served as base for operations such as Plan Patriota which included operations such as Operation JM.
- The furthest airport from Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) is Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), which is nearly antipodal to Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (meaning Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gunung Batin Airport), and is located 12,346 miles (19,869 kilometers) away in Astraksetra, Indonesia.
Facts about Hilo International Airport (ITO):
- Today, Hilo International Airport is the smallest of the state's five major airports in terms of passenger arrivals and departures.
- The closest airport to Hilo International Airport (ITO) is Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) W of ITO.
- Because of Hilo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Hilo International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Work began on an interim overseas terminal at General Lyman Field in November 1968.
- Hilo International Airport handled 1,279,342 passengers last year.
- Hilo International Airport, formerly General Lyman Field, is owned and operated by the Hawaiʻi state Department of Transportation.
- The furthest airport from Hilo International Airport (ITO) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Hilo International Airport (meaning Hilo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,336 miles (19,854 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- In the wake of ATA's bankruptcy, the Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported an undisclosed major U.S.
- Hilo International Airport (ITO) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.07 miles (95.06 km) NW | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia |     |
| 2 | 60.85 miles (97.92 km) NE | Aguaclara Airport (ACL) | Aguaclara, Colombia | |
| 3 | 86.16 miles (138.67 km) W | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 4 | 110.78 miles (178.29 km) WNW | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 5 | 118.18 miles (190.19 km) NE | El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) | Yopal, Colombia | |
| 6 | 120.19 miles (193.42 km) NW | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 7 | 121.41 miles (195.40 km) SSE | Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
| 8 | 131.96 miles (212.37 km) S | La Macarena Airport (LMC) | La Macarena, Colombia | |
| 9 | 142.50 miles (229.34 km) WSW | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| 10 | 146.52 miles (235.80 km) WNW | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 11 | 154.07 miles (247.95 km) W | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 12 | 158.36 miles (254.86 km) WNW | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 13 | 171.48 miles (275.97 km) WNW | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia | |
| 14 | 193.23 miles (310.97 km) NW | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 15 | 197.79 miles (318.31 km) W | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,345.81 miles (19,868.61 km) ESE | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,318.43 miles (19,824.55 km) SE | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,307.56 miles (19,807.06 km) SW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,294.38 miles (19,785.84 km) S | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,292.04 miles (19,782.07 km) SE | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,282.26 miles (19,766.33 km) SSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,226.50 miles (19,676.60 km) SSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,201.85 miles (19,636.93 km) SW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,180.84 miles (19,603.12 km) SE | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,178.87 miles (19,599.94 km) SSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,153.75 miles (19,559.52 km) E | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,147.74 miles (19,549.85 km) WSW | Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) | Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,132.41 miles (19,525.18 km) SW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,125.90 miles (19,514.70 km) SW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,100.19 miles (19,473.32 km) SW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.25 miles (71.21 km) W | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 44.71 miles (71.96 km) WNW | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 64.77 miles (104.24 km) NW | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 64.87 miles (104.40 km) W | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 97.17 miles (156.37 km) NW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 121.04 miles (194.79 km) NW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 135.84 miles (218.61 km) NW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 143.65 miles (231.18 km) WNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 161.68 miles (260.20 km) NW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 165.46 miles (266.28 km) NW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 216.29 miles (348.09 km) WNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 216.29 miles (348.09 km) WNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 224.19 miles (360.79 km) WNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 228.66 miles (367.99 km) WNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 240.71 miles (387.39 km) WNW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,336.45 miles (19,853.55 km) E | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 2 | 12,310.46 miles (19,811.72 km) SSW | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | 12,305.44 miles (19,803.64 km) S | Kasane Airport (BBK) | Kasane, Botswana | |
| 4 | 12,293.78 miles (19,784.86 km) SSW | Livingstone Airport (LVI) | Livingstone, Zambia | |
| 5 | 12,283.99 miles (19,769.12 km) SSE | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 6 | 12,282.16 miles (19,766.17 km) WSW | Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | 12,245.59 miles (19,707.31 km) WSW | Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) | Francistown, Botswana | |
| 8 | 12,197.69 miles (19,630.23 km) W | Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | 12,184.01 miles (19,608.22 km) ESE | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 10 | 12,169.48 miles (19,584.83 km) SSW | Ngoma Airport (ZGM) | Ngoma, Zambia | |
| 11 | 12,137.94 miles (19,534.07 km) ESE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 12 | 12,116.56 miles (19,499.66 km) W | Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) | Gweru, Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | 12,106.49 miles (19,483.45 km) SSE | Mongu Airport (MNR) | Mongu, Western Province, Zambia | |
| 14 | 12,099.37 miles (19,472.00 km) S | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 15 | 12,097.06 miles (19,468.28 km) S | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |