# Distance from Cologne (CGN) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 8,955 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,955 km / 5,564 mi / 4,835 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 268° (west)
- **Return heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 02:36 in Cologne, it's 19:36 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,653 ft (MDE is higher than CGN)

## Airports

### [Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cgn-cologne-cologne-bonn-airport/1ef266de-baf2-6ae2-aa88-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cologne, Germany
- ICAO: EDDK
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 50.870000, 7.140000
- Elevation: 302 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 02:36 in Cologne, it's 19:36 in Rionegro.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cgn-cologne-cologne-bonn-airport/1ef266de-baf2-6ae2-aa88-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)