# Distance from Aghajari Airport (AKW) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 12,885 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,885 km / 8,007 mi / 6,958 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 295° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iran) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8.5h (When it's 00:18 in Aghajari Airport, it's 15:48 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,867 ft (MDE is higher than AKW)

## Airports

### [Aghajari Airport (AKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akw-aghajari-airport/1ef266df-7cc4-6d50-8ac7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aghajari Airport, Iran
- ICAO: OIAG
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 30.740000, 49.680000
- Elevation: 88 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 00:18 in Aghajari Airport, it's 15:48 in Rionegro.
With a 8.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Aghajari Airport (AKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akw-aghajari-airport/1ef266df-7cc4-6d50-8ac7-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)