# Distance from Gebe Island (GEB) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 17,172 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,172 km / 10,670 mi / 9,272 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 283° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 18:25 in Gebe Island, it's 04:25 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,830 ft (MDE is higher than GEB)

## Airports

### [Gebe Airport (GEB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/geb-gebe-island-gebe-airport/1ef266df-f9d8-68c8-99dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gebe Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAMJ
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -0.080000, 129.460000
- Elevation: 125 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 18:25 in Gebe Island, it's 04:25 in Rionegro.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gebe Airport (GEB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/geb-gebe-island-gebe-airport/1ef266df-f9d8-68c8-99dd-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)