# Distance from Samarinda-Borneo Island (AAP) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 18,469 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,469 km / 11,476 mi / 9,973 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 65° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 06:49 in Samarinda-Borneo Island, it's 17:49 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,882 ft (MDE is higher than AAP)

## Airports

### [Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport (AAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aap-samarinda-borneo-island-aji-pangeran-tumenggung-pranoto-international-airport/1ef266df-f9a8-6c68-8701-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Samarinda-Borneo Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WALS
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -0.380000, 117.250000
- Elevation: 73 ft

### [Jose Maria Cordova International Airport (MDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mde-rionegro-jose-maria-cordova-international-airport/1ef266df-b5ee-684c-a31c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rionegro, Colombia
- ICAO: SKRG
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 6.160000, -75.420000
- Elevation: 6,955 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 06:49 in Samarinda-Borneo Island, it's 17:49 in Rionegro.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport (AAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aap-samarinda-borneo-island-aji-pangeran-tumenggung-pranoto-international-airport/1ef266df-f9a8-6c68-8701-06bb2780ed98)
- [Jose Maria Cordova International Airport (MDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mde-rionegro-jose-maria-cordova-international-airport/1ef266df-b5ee-684c-a31c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)