# Distance from Cotonou (COO) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 8,590 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,590 km / 5,337 mi / 4,638 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 275° (west)
- **Return heading**: 85° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Benin) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 20:07 in Cotonou, it's 14:07 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,936 ft (MDE is higher than COO)

## Airports

### [Cadjehoun Airport (COO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/coo-cotonou-cadjehoun-airport/1ef266de-b5f9-6e32-b735-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cotonou, Benin
- ICAO: DBBB
- Timezone: Africa/Porto-Novo
- Coordinates: 6.360000, 2.380000
- Elevation: 19 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 20:07 in Cotonou, it's 14:07 in Rionegro.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cadjehoun Airport (COO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/coo-cotonou-cadjehoun-airport/1ef266de-b5f9-6e32-b735-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)