# Distance from Galway (GWY) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 7,911 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,911 km / 4,916 mi / 4,272 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ireland) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 08:46 in Galway, it's 02:46 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,874 ft (MDE is higher than GWY)

## Airports

### [Galway Airport (GWY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gwy-galway-galway-airport/1ef266de-c73c-673a-993d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Galway, Ireland
- ICAO: EICM
- Timezone: Europe/Dublin
- Coordinates: 53.300000, -8.940000
- Elevation: 81 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 08:46 in Galway, it's 02:46 in Rionegro.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Galway Airport (GWY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gwy-galway-galway-airport/1ef266de-c73c-673a-993d-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)