Nonstop flight route between Apiay, Colombia and Utirik Island, Marshall Islands:
Departure Airport:
(4°4'32"N by 73°33'45"W)
Arrival Airport:
(11°13'21"N by 169°51'10"E)
Distance from API to UTK:
7,951.86 miles (12,797.24 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 Utirik Airport (UTK), Utirik Island, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,952 miles (or 12,797 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 Utirik 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 Utirik 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 |
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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: | UTK / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°13'21"N by 169°51'10"E |
| Area Served: | Utirik, Utirik Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UTK |
| More Information: | UTK Maps & Info |
Facts about Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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)".
- Today, the air base has responsibility for over 600.000 km2
- Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Utirik Airport (UTK):
- The furthest airport from Utirik Airport (UTK) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Utirik Airport (meaning Utirik Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,070 miles (19,425 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The closest airport to Utirik Airport (UTK) is Ailuk Airport (AIM), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) S of UTK.
- In addition to being known as "Utirik Airport", another name for UTK is "03N".
- Because of Utirik Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Utirik 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.
- Utirik Airport (UTK) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 70.04 miles (112.72 km) S | Ailuk Airport (AIM) | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | |
| 2 | 94.70 miles (152.41 km) SE | Mejit Airport (MJB) | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 103.50 miles (166.57 km) SSW | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 124.68 miles (200.65 km) SSE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 174.51 miles (280.85 km) SSE | Kaben Airport (KBT) | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 197.60 miles (318.00 km) SSE | Maloelap Airport (MAV) | Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 201.02 miles (323.52 km) W | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 225.23 miles (362.47 km) SW | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 225.33 miles (362.63 km) SW | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 230.84 miles (371.50 km) SSE | Aur Airport (AUL) | Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 243.03 miles (391.12 km) WSW | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 247.22 miles (397.87 km) SSW | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 259.90 miles (418.27 km) SSW | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 262.44 miles (422.35 km) SSW | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 271.25 miles (436.53 km) WSW | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,070.47 miles (19,425.49 km) SE | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 11,345.74 miles (18,259.15 km) S | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,332.66 miles (18,238.10 km) S | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 11,311.10 miles (18,203.40 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,287.29 miles (18,165.09 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 11,253.44 miles (18,110.62 km) S | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 7 | 11,235.42 miles (18,081.61 km) S | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 8 | 11,230.59 miles (18,073.83 km) S | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 9 | 11,226.13 miles (18,066.66 km) S | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 10 | 11,220.18 miles (18,057.09 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 11,215.82 miles (18,050.07 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 12 | 11,206.00 miles (18,034.26 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 11,196.81 miles (18,019.48 km) S | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 11,192.56 miles (18,012.63 km) SSW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 11,183.14 miles (17,997.48 km) SSW | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |