# Distance from Futuna Island (FUT) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 11,535 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,535 km / 7,168 mi / 6,229 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 87° (east)
- **Return heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (WF) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 13:25 in Futuna Island, it's 20:25 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,935 ft (MDE is higher than FUT)

## Airports

### [Pointe Vele Airport (FUT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fut-futuna-island-pointe-vele-airport/1ef266df-71e6-6366-bac3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Futuna Island, WF
- ICAO: NLWF
- Timezone: Pacific/Wallis
- Coordinates: -14.310000, -178.070000
- 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 13:25 in Futuna Island, it's 20:25 in Rionegro.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Pointe Vele Airport (FUT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fut-futuna-island-pointe-vele-airport/1ef266df-71e6-6366-bac3-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)