# Distance from Gangaw (GAW) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 16,666 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,666 km / 10,356 mi / 8,999 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 339° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 20° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Myanmar) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -11.5h (When it's 09:06 in Gangaw, it's 21:36 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,755 ft (MDE is higher than GAW)

## Airports

### [Gangaw Airport (GAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gaw-gangaw-gangaw-airport/1ef266df-f6cf-619a-aaef-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gangaw, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYGG
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 22.170000, 94.130000
- Elevation: 200 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 09:06 in Gangaw, it's 21:36 in Rionegro.
With a 11.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gangaw Airport (GAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gaw-gangaw-gangaw-airport/1ef266df-f6cf-619a-aaef-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)