# Distance from Akure (AKR) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 8,902 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,902 km / 5,532 mi / 4,807 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 275° (west)
- **Return heading**: 84° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nigeria) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 00:57 in Akure, it's 18:57 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,855 ft (MDE is higher than AKR)

## Airports

### [Akure Airport (AKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akr-akure-akure-airport/1ef266de-b7ac-6a40-ba85-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Akure, Nigeria
- ICAO: DNAK
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates: 7.250000, 5.300000
- Elevation: 1,100 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:57 in Akure, it's 18:57 in Rionegro.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Akure Airport (AKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akr-akure-akure-airport/1ef266de-b7ac-6a40-ba85-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)