# Distance from Bilbao (BIO) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 8,126 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,126 km / 5,049 mi / 4,388 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 262° (west)
- **Return heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Spain) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 20:25 in Bilbao, it's 13:25 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,817 ft (MDE is higher than BIO)

## Airports

### [Bilbao Airport (BIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bio-bilbao-bilbao-airport/1ef266df-442f-69f4-803e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bilbao, Spain
- ICAO: LEBB
- Timezone: Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates: 43.300000, -2.910000
- Elevation: 138 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 20:25 in Bilbao, it's 13:25 in Rionegro.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bilbao Airport (BIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bio-bilbao-bilbao-airport/1ef266df-442f-69f4-803e-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)