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Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base
SKAP / APIApiay, ColombiaELEV 1,207 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
6 nm
To the nearest alternate
Vanguardia Airport (VVC).
Overview
Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base (SKAP / API) sits in Apiay, Colombia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 1,207 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list API as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Vanguardia Airport (VVC, 6 nm), El Dorado International Airport (BOG, 51 nm), and Santiago Vila Airport (GIR, 75 nm).
Trip costs from API are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from API to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
SKAP
IATA
API
FAA / Local
APY
Elevation
1,207 ft
Coordinates
4.0761° N · 73.5627° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Colombia fields
state range 4–9,765 ft
At 1,207 ft, API sits higher than 65% of the 60 Colombia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 6nmVVCVanguardia AirportVillavicencio
- 51nmBOGEl Dorado International AirportBogota
- 75nmGIRSantiago Vila AirportGirardot
- 89nmSKTJTunja AirportTunja
- 96nmIBEPerales AirportIbagué
- 103nmEYPEl Alcaravan - Yopal AirportYopal
Location
Open the full mapSKAP · Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base · Apiay, Colombia