Nonstop flight route between Apiay, Colombia and Grozny, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(4°4'32"N by 73°33'45"W)
Arrival Airport:
(43°23'17"N by 45°41'58"E)
Distance from API to GRV:
7,447.45 miles (11,985.48 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 Grozny Airport (GRV), Grozny, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,447 miles (or 11,985 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 Grozny 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 Grozny 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: | GRV / URMG |
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| Location: | Grozny, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°23'17"N by 45°41'58"E |
| Area Served: | Grozny |
| Operator/Owner: | Russian Federation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 548 feet (167 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GRV |
| More Information: | GRV 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.
- Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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)".
Facts about Grozny Airport (GRV):
- In addition to being known as "Grozny Airport", other names for GRV include "Соьлжа-ГӀалан аэропорт" and "Аэропорт «Грозный»".
- Because of Grozny Airport's relatively low elevation of 548 feet, planes can take off or land at Grozny 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.
- Grozny Airport (GRV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Grozny Airport (GRV) is Magas Airport (IGT), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) W of GRV.
- The furthest airport from Grozny Airport (GRV) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,034 miles (17,757 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
| 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 | 34.83 miles (56.05 km) W | Magas Airport (IGT) | Magas, Republic of Ingushetia, Russia | |
| 2 | 56.40 miles (90.77 km) WSW | Beslan Airport (OGZ) | Beslan / Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania, Russia | |
| 3 | 103.75 miles (166.98 km) W | Nalchik Airport (NAL) | Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia | |
| 4 | 106.12 miles (170.78 km) ESE | Makhachkala International Airport "Uytash" (MCX) | Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia | |
| 5 | 124.68 miles (200.66 km) SSW | Tbilisi Airport (TBS) | Tbilisi, Georgia | |
| 6 | 135.45 miles (217.99 km) SSE | Zaqatala International Airport (ZTU) | Zaqatala, Azerbaijan | |
| 7 | 142.75 miles (229.74 km) WNW | Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) | Mineralnye Vody, Russia | |
| 8 | 183.36 miles (295.08 km) WSW | David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) | Kutaisi, Imereti, Georgia | |
| 9 | 185.85 miles (299.09 km) S | Ganja International Airport (KVD) | Ganja, Azerbaijan | |
| 10 | 205.24 miles (330.31 km) SSW | Shirak International Airport (LWN) | Gyumri, Armenia | |
| 11 | 213.64 miles (343.83 km) NW | Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport (STW) | Stavropol, Russia | |
| 12 | 216.89 miles (349.06 km) NNW | Elista International Airport (ESL) | Elista, Kalmykia, Russia | |
| 13 | 229.73 miles (369.71 km) NNE | Narimanovo Airport (ASF) | Astrakhan, Russia | |
| 14 | 233.41 miles (375.63 km) W | Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI) | Sukhumi, Georgia | |
| 15 | 233.78 miles (376.24 km) SSW | Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) | Yerevan, Armenia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,033.55 miles (17,756.73 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 10,854.86 miles (17,469.17 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,751.30 miles (17,302.50 km) S | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,695.84 miles (17,213.24 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,690.53 miles (17,204.70 km) SE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,652.92 miles (17,144.17 km) WSW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,645.31 miles (17,131.92 km) SSE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,521.73 miles (16,933.04 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,505.35 miles (16,906.68 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,492.89 miles (16,886.63 km) SSE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,487.39 miles (16,877.78 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,440.18 miles (16,801.81 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,433.51 miles (16,791.06 km) SSE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,431.97 miles (16,788.58 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,428.37 miles (16,782.79 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |