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  "response": {
    "Key": "US-CO",
    "orig": {
      "code": "US",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "United States"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "CO",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Colombia"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which U.S. cities can I fly from to reach Colombia?",
        "answer": "Eleven US cities offer nonstop flights to Colombia, with Miami leading at 802 weekly flights and typical durations around 3h 28m, followed by New York (5h 25m), Fort Lauderdale (3h 25m), Orlando (4h), Houston (4h 55m), Dallas (5h 25m), Atlanta (4h), Washington (5h 30m), Tampa (4h), Chicago (6h 10m), and Boston (6h 10m). Avianca, United, American Airlines, Delta, LATAM, JetBlue, and Emirates serve these routes, with Miami offering the most destinations including Bogotá, Medellín, Cartagena, Barranquilla, and Cali. Travellers typically choose a departure airport based on proximity to home, fare differences, and flight frequency, with Miami and New York providing the most options, while connecting itineraries remain possible from other US cities through major airline hubs.",
        "methodology": "Departure cities and their weekly nonstop flights come 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 list every city in the origin country with scheduled nonstop service to an airport in the destination, busiest first.",
        "toolsUsed": [
          "country_to_city"
        ]
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "Which airports in Colombia are the best to fly into?",
        "answer": "Bogotá El Dorado is the main gateway from the United States, with the most flights and best domestic connections nationwide. Medellín and Cartagena also receive direct US flights and work well for exploring the Andes or the Caribbean coast respectively."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "How long is the flight to Colombia?",
        "answer": "Nonstop flights from the United States to Colombia range from 2 hours 53 minutes to 6 hours 10 minutes, depending on the departure city. The shortest nonstop is Fort Lauderdale to Cartagena at 2 hours 53 minutes, while Miami to Barranquilla takes 2 hours 55 minutes and Miami to Cartagena takes 3 hours. From New York, flights to Bogotá take 5 hours 45 minutes, and from Chicago or Boston to Bogotá the flight time is 6 hours 10 minutes. Miami to Bogotá is 3 hours 42 minutes, and Miami to Medellín is 3 hours 27 minutes.",
        "methodology": "Flight times come 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); the typical time is the median scheduled duration of each departure city's nonstop services to the destination.",
        "toolsUsed": [
          "country_to_city"
        ]
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights to Colombia?",
        "answer": "Yes, there are extensive direct, nonstop flights from the United States to Colombia, served from eleven U.S. departure cities. Miami is the busiest gateway with nonstops to Bogotá, Medellín, Cartagena, Barranquilla, and Cali on American Airlines, Avianca, Emirates, and LATAM, with typical flight times ranging from 2h 55m to 3h 53m. New York offers nonstops to Bogotá, Cartagena, Medellín, Cali, and Pereira on United, Avianca, and JetBlue, taking 5h 10m to 6h, while Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Washington, Tampa, Chicago, and Boston each provide nonstop service to one or more Colombian cities on carriers including Avianca, LATAM, United, American, and Delta, with flight times from 2h 53m up to 6h 10m.",
        "methodology": "Nonstop service is identified from the scheduled operating flights in 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); a destination with no scheduled nonstop from the origin country is reported as having none.",
        "toolsUsed": [
          "country_to_city"
        ]
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "Which U.S. airports are usually cheapest for flying to Colombia?",
        "answer": "Miami and Fort Lauderdale are typically the cheapest U.S. airports for flying to Colombia, thanks to intense competition and high flight frequency to Bogotá, Medellín, and Cartagena. New York area airports can also offer good deals, but travellers from smaller U.S. cities usually save by connecting through South Florida first."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly to Colombia?",
        "answer": "Avianca, United Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, LATAM Airlines, and Emirates fly from the United States to Colombia, with Avianca serving the most cities nonstop. Avianca is a member of Star Alliance, United Airlines is in Star Alliance, Delta Air Lines is in SkyTeam, and LATAM Airlines belongs to the oneworld alliance. These carriers operate nonstop service from eleven U.S. gateways including Miami, New York, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Washington, Tampa, Chicago, and Boston into six Colombian airports.",
        "methodology": "Airlines are the operating carriers scheduled on nonstop services from each departure city, taken 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).",
        "toolsUsed": [
          "country_to_city"
        ]
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights to Colombia?",
        "answer": "For flights from the United States to Colombia, the best time to book is about 9 to 12 weeks before departure, when average fares are lowest at around $549, though booking around 70 days out can yield the cheapest individual fares near $547; peak seasons and holidays may require booking even earlier.",
        "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."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel to Colombia?",
        "answer": "For United States citizens, a visa is not required for a short tourist visit to Colombia. You can stay for up to 90 days without a visa.\n\nThis is general guidance to help you plan, not official immigration advice — entry rules can change and can depend on your nationality and circumstances, so please confirm the current requirements with the relevant embassy or official government source before you travel.",
        "toolsUsed": [
          "article_lookup"
        ],
        "references": [
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Colombia",
            "title": "Visa policy of Colombia",
            "favicon": "https://en.wikipedia.org/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/colombia/entry-requirements",
            "title": "Colombia entry requirements — GOV.UK",
            "favicon": "https://www.gov.uk/favicon.ico"
          }
        ],
        "preopenedReferences": true,
        "stageOnly": true
      },
      "q10": {
        "question": "How easy is it to travel within Colombia after I arrive?",
        "answer": "Colombia has a well-developed domestic flight network connecting major cities like Bogotá, Medellín, and Cali. Buses are also widely used for shorter distances. Arriving in Bogotá, the main international gateway, offers the most frequent domestic connections, while Medellín and Cartagena provide convenient regional access."
      }
    }
  }
}