# Distance from Auki (AKS) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 13,828 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,828 km / 8,592 mi / 7,467 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 88° (east)
- **Return heading**: 264° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Solomon Islands) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 04:51 in Auki, it's 12:51 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,950 ft (MDE is higher than AKS)

## Airports

### [Auki Airport (AKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aks-auki-auki-airport/1ef266de-984a-6f08-9d17-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Auki, Solomon Islands
- ICAO: AGGA
- Timezone: Pacific/Guadalcanal
- Coordinates: -8.700000, 160.680000
- Elevation: 5 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 04:51 in Auki, it's 12:51 in Rionegro.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Auki Airport (AKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aks-auki-auki-airport/1ef266de-984a-6f08-9d17-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)