# Distance from Apataki (APK) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 8,178 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,178 km / 5,082 mi / 4,416 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 79° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 12:35 in Apataki, it's 17:35 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,947 ft (MDE is higher than APK)

## Airports

### [Apataki Airport (APK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/apk-apataki-apataki-airport/1ef266df-733d-626e-bea9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Apataki, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGD
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -15.570000, -146.410000
- Elevation: 8 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 12:35 in Apataki, it's 17:35 in Rionegro.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Apataki Airport (APK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/apk-apataki-apataki-airport/1ef266df-733d-626e-bea9-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)