Bogota, Colombia
| IATA Code | BOG |
|---|---|
| ICAO Code | SKBO |
| City | Bogota |
| Country | Colombia |
| Time Zone | America/Bogota |
| Coordinates | 4.7016, -74.1469 |
| Elevation | 8,361 ft / 2,548 m above sea level |
| State/Region | Bogota-D-C- |
The same availability check looks different depending on the GDS in front of you. Here's the pattern for a generic search into BOG, using BOG as the destination:
Amadeus: AN15JULLHRBOG Sabre: A15JUNLHRBOG Galileo: A/15JUNLHRBOG
Swap in the actual origin code and date for a live search — the structure (date, then city pair) stays the same across systems.
Real, calculated straight-line distances (great-circle) and a rough nonstop flight-time estimate:
| Hub | Distance | Est. Flight Time |
|---|---|---|
LHR (London) | 8,474 km / 5,265 mi | ≈ 10.0h nonstop |
JFK (New York) | 3,996 km / 2,483 mi | ≈ 4.7h nonstop |
DXB (Dubai) | 13,631 km / 8,470 mi | ≈ 16.0h nonstop |
SIN (Singapore) | 19,310 km / 11,998 mi | ≈ 22.7h nonstop |
SYD (Sydney) | 14,326 km / 8,902 mi | ≈ 16.9h nonstop |
Flight time is a rough estimate based on typical long-haul cruise speed — actual routing, wind, and aircraft type will change the real duration.
At 8,361 ft (2,548 m) above sea level, this is a high-altitude airport. Thinner air at this elevation can reduce aircraft performance, which sometimes means payload or fuel restrictions on hot days — this occasionally affects range or load on longer flights out of high-altitude airports. Not something an agent needs to calculate, but worth knowing if a client asks why a flight has an unexpected technical stop.
New York is the closest of the listed hubs to BOG, at roughly 4.7 hours nonstop, while Singapore is the furthest, at roughly 22.7 hours. When an itinerary routes a client through BOG as a connection point rather than a final destination, it's worth confirming minimum connection time directly with the airport or airline — this varies by terminal and by whether the connection involves a change of airline alliance.
The main IATA airport code for Bogota is BOG — El Dorado International Airport.
El Dorado International Airport operates on America/Bogota time.
In a flight segment line, BOG appears as the three-letter origin or destination code, e.g. a route shown as ...BOG... in Amadeus, Sabre, Galileo, or Worldspan.
Of the reference hubs listed on this page, New York is the closest to BOG, at an estimated 4.7 hours nonstop flight time.
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