# Distance from Broken Hill (BHQ) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 15,232 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,232 km / 9,465 mi / 8,225 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 119° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 228° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -14.5h (When it's 01:27 in Broken Hill, it's 10:57 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,997 ft (MDE is higher than BHQ)

## Airports

### [Broken Hill Airport (BHQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bhq-broken-hill-broken-hill-airport/1ef266e0-05ee-6d60-aa30-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Broken Hill, Australia
- ICAO: YBHI
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -32.000000, 141.470000
- Elevation: 958 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 01:27 in Broken Hill, it's 10:57 in Rionegro.
With a 14.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Broken Hill Airport (BHQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bhq-broken-hill-broken-hill-airport/1ef266e0-05ee-6d60-aa30-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)