# Distance from Desroches Island (DES) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 14,385 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,385 km / 8,939 mi / 7,767 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 273° (west)
- **Return heading**: 92° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Seychelles) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 04:13 in Desroches Island, it's 19:13 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,945 ft (MDE is higher than DES)

## Airports

### [Desroches Airport (DES)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/des-desroches-island-desroches-airport/1ef266de-ddfd-6730-8d01-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Desroches Island, Seychelles
- ICAO: FSDR
- Timezone: Indian/Mahe
- Coordinates: -5.700000, 53.660000
- Elevation: 10 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 04:13 in Desroches Island, it's 19:13 in Rionegro.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Desroches Airport (DES)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/des-desroches-island-desroches-airport/1ef266de-ddfd-6730-8d01-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)