# Distance from Metema (ETE) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 12,167 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,167 km / 7,560 mi / 6,570 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 281° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 06:10 in Metema, it's 22:10 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,305 ft (MDE is higher than ETE)

## Airports

### [Metema Airport (ETE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ete-metema-metema-airport/1ef266de-ea51-681a-b6fe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Metema, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAMM
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 12.930000, 36.170000
- Elevation: 2,650 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 06:10 in Metema, it's 22:10 in Rionegro.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Metema Airport (ETE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ete-metema-metema-airport/1ef266de-ea51-681a-b6fe-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)