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  "response": {
    "Key": "BAQ-US",
    "orig": {
      "code": "BAQ",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Barranquilla",
      "fullCity": "Barranquilla, Colombia",
      "airport": "Ernesto Cortissoz Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "US",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "United States"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in United States can I fly to from Barranquilla?",
        "answer": "From Barranquilla you can fly non-stop to Miami and Fort Lauderdale. With one stop in Miami, Bogotá or Panama City you reach New York, Orlando, Houston and Los Angeles. Miami is the main gateway for onward connections to other U.S. cities and Latin America."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Barranquilla to United States?",
        "answer": "From Barranquilla, there are non-stop flights to Miami taking about 3 hours 15 minutes to 3½ hours northbound, with the return slightly shorter at around 3 hours. Most other U.S. cities require a connection, with typical total travel times ranging from 6 to 10 hours depending on the destination and layover."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Barranquilla to United States?",
        "answer": "There are non-stop flights from Barranquilla to Miami and Fort Lauderdale in the United States, operated by airlines such as American Airlines and Spirit. Flight time to Miami is around 3 hours northbound. If you are flying to other U.S. cities, common one-stop routings connect through Miami, Fort Lauderdale, or Panama City, with total travel times typically ranging from 5 to 8 hours depending on the connection."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Barranquilla to United States?",
        "answer": "From Barranquilla to the U.S. you can fly Avianca, Copa, American, Spirit and LATAM via their hubs. No nonstop flights available."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Barranquilla to United States?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Barranquilla to the United States are April, May, and September, while December and July are the most expensive — peak summer and the winter holidays drive prices up significantly. Booking 4 to 7 weeks ahead typically yields the best fares, with the lowest prices clustering around 30 to 40 days before departure. Midweek flights and off-peak departure times tend to be cheaper, though exact day-of-week patterns aren't available for this route.",
        "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. 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 Barranquilla to United States?",
        "answer": "For flights from Barranquilla to the United States, the best time to book is about 4 to 7 weeks before departure, when fares average around $586.",
        "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": "Popular U.S. cities from Barranquilla include Miami for beaches and Latin culture, New York for iconic sights, Orlando for theme parks, Houston for its diversity and Los Angeles for entertainment and coastline."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in United States are best to fly into from Barranquilla?",
        "answer": "From Barranquilla to the United States, Miami International Airport is the most convenient gateway with multiple daily flights and strong connections to Latin America. Fort Lauderdale offers a nearby alternative often with lower fares. For the Northeast, New York JFK provides onward access by train and plane, while Orlando works well for theme park visits."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit United States?",
        "answer": "For the United States, late spring (May to mid-June) and early autumn (September to mid-October) generally offer mild weather, lighter crowds and better prices than the busy, expensive summer months, though conditions vary widely by region."
      },
      "q13": {
        "question": "How do I get to Ernesto Cortissoz Intl Airport from the city center?",
        "answer": "From downtown Barranquilla, taxis and ride‑share services are the most popular and quickest way to reach Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, about 12 km away. Public buses also serve the airport from the city center, though they are slower and less comfortable. There is no dedicated airport shuttle, but shared colectivo vans operate along the main route for a budget‑friendly alternative. Driving yourself is possible, with short‑term and long‑term parking available at the airport, though traffic can be heavy during peak hours.",
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        ],
        "references": [
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernesto%20Cortissoz%20International%20Airport",
            "title": "Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport",
            "time_published": "2026-04-13T05:37:09Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20the%20busiest%20airports%20in%20Colombia",
            "title": "List of the busiest airports in Colombia",
            "time_published": "2026-04-19T17:53:02Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan%20area%20of%20Barranquilla",
            "title": "Metropolitan area of Barranquilla",
            "time_published": "2026-04-10T04:58:57Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barranquilla",
            "title": "Barranquilla",
            "favicon": "https://en.wikipedia.org/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png",
            "time_published": "2026-08-03T17:53:32Z"
          }
        ],
        "methodology": "Airport details are drawn from the sources listed with this answer, primarily the airport operator's official website along with airline, lounge-operator and transit-authority pages, collected by our research process and refreshed periodically. Only information found in those sources is used; where a source does not cover a topic it is left out rather than guessed."
      }
    }
  }
}