# Distance from Sault Ste Marie (CIU) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 4,542 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,542 km / 2,822 mi / 2,452 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 166° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 350° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 05:43 in Sault Ste Marie, it's 04:43 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,156 ft (MDE is higher than CIU)

## Airports

### [Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ciu-sault-ste-marie-chippewa-county-international-airport/1ef266df-13f0-687e-a374-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sault Ste Marie, United States
- ICAO: KCIU
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 46.250000, -84.470000
- Elevation: 799 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 05:43 in Sault Ste Marie, it's 04:43 in Rionegro.

## Related

- [Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ciu-sault-ste-marie-chippewa-county-international-airport/1ef266df-13f0-687e-a374-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)