# Distance from Glentanner Station (GTN) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 12,428 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,428 km / 7,723 mi / 6,711 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 103° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 14:14 in Glentanner Station, it's 21:14 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,131 ft (MDE is higher than GTN)

## Airports

### [Glentanner Airport (GTN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gtn-glentanner-station-glentanner-airport/1ef266df-76ad-6f70-a285-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Glentanner Station, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZGT
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -43.910000, 170.130000
- Elevation: 1,824 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 14:14 in Glentanner Station, it's 21:14 in Rionegro.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Glentanner Airport (GTN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gtn-glentanner-station-glentanner-airport/1ef266df-76ad-6f70-a285-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)