# Distance from Daru (DAU) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 15,747 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,747 km / 9,785 mi / 8,503 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 92° (east)
- **Return heading**: 263° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 09:12 in Daru, it's 18:12 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,935 ft (MDE is higher than DAU)

## Airports

### [Daru Airport (DAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dau-daru-daru-airport/1ef266de-9b1e-6d24-a1fb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Daru, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYDU
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -9.090000, 143.210000
- Elevation: 20 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 09:12 in Daru, it's 18:12 in Rionegro.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Daru Airport (DAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dau-daru-daru-airport/1ef266de-9b1e-6d24-a1fb-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)