# Distance from Benin (BNI) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 8,945 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,945 km / 5,558 mi / 4,830 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 275° (west)
- **Return heading**: 85° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nigeria) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 11:31 in Benin, it's 05:31 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,697 ft (MDE is higher than BNI)

## Airports

### [Benin Airport (BNI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bni-benin-benin-airport/1ef266de-b7b4-6768-bea5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Benin, Nigeria
- ICAO: DNBE
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates: 6.320000, 5.600000
- Elevation: 258 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 11:31 in Benin, it's 05:31 in Rionegro.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Benin Airport (BNI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bni-benin-benin-airport/1ef266de-b7b4-6768-bea5-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)