# Distance from Garoua (GOU) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 9,765 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,765 km / 6,067 mi / 5,272 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 276° (west)
- **Return heading**: 81° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Cameroon) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 19:36 in Garoua, it's 13:36 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,161 ft (MDE is higher than GOU)

## Airports

### [Garoua International Airport (GOU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gou-garoua-garoua-international-airport/1ef266de-d8f8-6816-ac58-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Garoua, Cameroon
- ICAO: FKKR
- Timezone: Africa/Douala
- Coordinates: 9.340000, 13.370000
- Elevation: 794 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 19:36 in Garoua, it's 13:36 in Rionegro.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Garoua International Airport (GOU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gou-garoua-garoua-international-airport/1ef266de-d8f8-6816-ac58-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)