# Distance from Geraldton Airport (GET) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 17,282 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,282 km / 10,738 mi / 9,331 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 155° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 202° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 09:37 in Geraldton Airport, it's 20:37 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,834 ft (MDE is higher than GET)

## Airports

### [Geraldton Airport (GET)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/get-geraldton-airport/1ef266e0-0cbe-6df2-8e8b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Geraldton Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YGEL
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -28.800000, 114.710000
- Elevation: 121 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 09:37 in Geraldton Airport, it's 20:37 in Rionegro.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Geraldton Airport (GET)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/get-geraldton-airport/1ef266e0-0cbe-6df2-8e8b-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)