# Distance from Gorontalo-Celebes Island (GTO) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 17,851 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,851 km / 11,092 mi / 9,639 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 17:51 in Gorontalo-Celebes Island, it's 04:51 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,850 ft (MDE is higher than GTO)

## Airports

### [Jalaluddin Airport (GTO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gto-gorontalo-celebes-island-jalaluddin-airport/1ef266df-f9cc-658c-9098-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gorontalo-Celebes Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAMG
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: 0.640000, 122.850000
- Elevation: 105 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 17:51 in Gorontalo-Celebes Island, it's 04:51 in Rionegro.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jalaluddin Airport (GTO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gto-gorontalo-celebes-island-jalaluddin-airport/1ef266df-f9cc-658c-9098-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)