# Distance from Christmas Creek mine (CKW) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 17,594 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,594 km / 10,933 mi / 9,500 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 136° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 220° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 20:17 in Christmas Creek mine, it's 07:17 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,955 ft (MDE is higher than CKW)

## Airports

### [Graeme Rowley Aerodrome (CKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ckw-christmas-creek-mine-graeme-rowley-aerodrome/1ef266e0-0881-63a2-9293-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Christmas Creek mine, Australia
- ICAO: YCHK
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -22.360000, 119.650000
- Elevation: 0 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 20:17 in Christmas Creek mine, it's 07:17 in Rionegro.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Graeme Rowley Aerodrome (CKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ckw-christmas-creek-mine-graeme-rowley-aerodrome/1ef266e0-0881-63a2-9293-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)