# Distance from South Goulburn Is Airport (GBL) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 16,795 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,795 km / 10,436 mi / 9,069 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 98° (east)
- **Return heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -14.5h (When it's 21:44 in South Goulburn Is Airport, it's 07:14 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,936 ft (MDE is higher than GBL)

## Airports

### [South Goulburn Is Airport (GBL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gbl-south-goulburn-is-airport/1ef266e0-0c8c-6104-bba4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: South Goulburn Is Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YGBI
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -11.650000, 133.380000
- Elevation: 19 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 21:44 in South Goulburn Is Airport, it's 07:14 in Rionegro.
With a 14.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [South Goulburn Is Airport (GBL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gbl-south-goulburn-is-airport/1ef266e0-0c8c-6104-bba4-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)