# Distance from Cudal Airport (CUG) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 14,557 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,557 km / 9,045 mi / 7,860 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 230° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 16:14 in Cudal Airport, it's 01:14 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,464 ft (MDE is higher than CUG)

## Airports

### [Cudal Airport (CUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cug-cudal-airport/1ef266e0-09b1-6d76-be23-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cudal Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YCUA
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -33.280000, 148.760000
- Elevation: 491 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 16:14 in Cudal Airport, it's 01:14 in Rionegro.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cudal Airport (CUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cug-cudal-airport/1ef266e0-09b1-6d76-be23-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)