{"response": {"Key": "PEI-US", "orig": {"code": "PEI", "type": "airport", "city": "Pereira", "fullCity": "Pereira, Colombia", "airport": "Matecaña Intl Airport"}, "dest": {"code": "US", "type": "country", "country": "United States"}, "faq": {"q0": {"question": "Which cities in United States can I fly to from Pereira?", "answer": "From Pereira you can fly non-stop to Miami and Fort Lauderdale on American and Spirit. One-stop options via Bogotá or Panama City connect to New York, Orlando, Houston, Los Angeles and other major U.S. cities. Travelers often choose Miami for beaches and Latin culture, New York for sightseeing, or Orlando for theme parks."}, "q1": {"question": "How long is the flight from Pereira to United States?", "answer": "From Pereira to the United States, one-stop flights to Miami typically take 6 to 8 hours total, while reaching New York often ranges from 9 to 11 hours. Westbound flights from Miami back to Pereira are usually 30 to 60 minutes shorter due to prevailing winds."}, "q2": {"question": "Are there direct flights from Pereira to United States?", "answer": "Pereira has non-stop flights to the U.S., primarily to Miami and New York. Airlines like American and Spirit often serve Miami, while Avianca may offer seasonal or limited non-stops to New York. If no non-stop is available for your dates, common one-stop routings connect through Bogotá or Panama City, with total travel times typically ranging from 6 to 9 hours."}, "q3": {"question": "Which airlines fly from Pereira to United States?", "answer": "Pereira has nonstops to Miami and New York on American, plus one-stop options via Bogotá on Avianca, Copa, LATAM, and Spirit."}, "q4": {"question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Pereira to United States?", "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Pereira to the United States are typically May, April, June, and September, with average fares around $597 to $675, while December, January, and the summer peak are pricier. Booking 5 to 25 days ahead tends to yield the best prices, though last-minute deals can sometimes be found. Midweek departures and early-morning or late-night flights often offer lower fares, and major holidays like Christmas and New Year's see significantly higher costs.", "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. The US departure cities with nonstop service to this destination, their weekly flight frequencies, typical flight times, airlines, and red-eye availability are compiled from our flight-schedule database, which combines published airline timetables, U.S. government schedule data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), and observed flight operations from the EUROCONTROL/OpenSky Open Performance Data Initiative (OPDI). We identify every US airport with scheduled nonstop service to the destination, group them into their metropolitan areas, and rank the cities by scheduled weekly departures; the typical flight time is the median scheduled duration, and red-eye availability is flagged from scheduled local departure and arrival times. For this route, fares for the requested travel direction were unavailable, so the pattern shown is derived from the reverse direction, which shares the same seasonal demand cycle."}, "q5": {"question": "How far in advance should I book flights from Pereira to United States?", "answer": "For flights from Pereira to the United States, the best time to book is roughly 5 to 25 days before departure, when fares average around $639.", "methodology": "This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. For this route, fares for the requested travel direction were unavailable, so the pattern shown is derived from the reverse direction, which shares the same seasonal demand cycle."}, "q6": {"question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in United States?", "answer": "From Pereira, you can fly directly to Miami, a top destination for its beaches, Latin culture and shopping. Other popular U.S. cities include New York for iconic sights, Los Angeles for entertainment, San Francisco for its scenery and Orlando for theme parks."}, "q8": {"question": "Which airports in United States are best to fly into from Pereira?", "answer": "From Pereira to the United States, the best airports to fly into are Miami and Fort Lauderdale, which offer the most direct and one-stop connections to South Florida, a major gateway for Colombian travelers. New York JFK is another strong option if you are heading to the Northeast, with good onward train and flight connections. For West Coast destinations, Los Angeles provides broad access to California and the Pacific region, though flights typically require at least one stop. Miami and Fort Lauderdale work especially well for beach resorts and family visits in Florida, while JFK and Los Angeles are better for regional travel across the U.S."}, "q12": {"question": "When is the best time of year to visit United States?", "answer": "Spring (April to June) and autumn (September to early November) offer mild weather and lighter crowds across much of the United States. Summer is peak season with high prices and large crowds, especially in national parks and major cities."}, "q13": {"question": "How do I get to Matecaña Intl Airport from the city center?", "answer": "Matecaña International Airport is located about 2 km west of downtown Pereira, making it a short drive from the city center. Taxis and ride-shares are the most common and convenient options, taking just a few minutes. Public buses also serve the airport, though they are less frequent. Driving and parking are available, with the terminal building managed by the city.", "toolsUsed": ["article_lookup"], "references": [{"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matecaña_International_Airport", "title": "Matecaña International Airport", "favicon": "https://en.wikipedia.org/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png", "time_published": "2026-07-07T20:00:20Z"}, {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Pereira,_Colombia/Comments", "title": "Talk:Pereira, Colombia - Wikipedia", "time_published": "2009-09-02T00:00:00Z"}, {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Lempira_Airport", "title": "Puerto Lempira Airport", "favicon": "https://en.wikipedia.org/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png", "time_published": "2026-07-23T22:55:50Z"}, {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Maestra_Airport", "title": "Sierra Maestra Airport", "time_published": "2026-07-05T21:05:11Z"}, {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matecaña_City_Zoo", "title": "Matecaña City Zoo", "favicon": "https://en.wikipedia.org/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png", "time_published": "2026-06-30T03:26:22Z"}]}}}}