# Distance from Balranald Airport (BZD) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 14,919 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,919 km / 9,270 mi / 8,056 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 119° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 226° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 23:43 in Balranald Airport, it's 08:43 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,745 ft (MDE is higher than BZD)

## Airports

### [Balranald Airport (BZD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bzd-balranald-airport/1ef266e0-06ee-6d50-a9b6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Balranald Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YBRN
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -34.620000, 143.580000
- Elevation: 210 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 23:43 in Balranald Airport, it's 08:43 in Rionegro.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Balranald Airport (BZD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bzd-balranald-airport/1ef266e0-06ee-6d50-a9b6-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)