# Distance from Hong Kong (HKG) to Mariquita (MQU)

> 16,809 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,809 km / 10,444 mi / 9,076 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 18° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 343° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hong Kong) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 18:17 in Hong Kong, it's 05:17 in Mariquita)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,503 ft (MQU is higher than HKG)

## Airports

### [Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hkg-hong-kong-chek-lap-kok-international-airport/1ef266df-f178-6656-ae1f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- ICAO: VHHH
- Timezone: Asia/Hong_Kong
- Coordinates: 22.310000, 113.920000
- Elevation: 28 ft

### [Jose Celestino Mutis Airport (MQU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mqu-mariquita-jose-celestino-mutis-airport/1ef266df-b5e9-6d56-a744-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mariquita, Colombia
- ICAO: SKQU
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 5.210000, -74.880000
- Elevation: 1,531 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 18:17 in Hong Kong, it's 05:17 in Mariquita.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hkg-hong-kong-chek-lap-kok-international-airport/1ef266df-f178-6656-ae1f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Jose Celestino Mutis Airport (MQU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mqu-mariquita-jose-celestino-mutis-airport/1ef266df-b5e9-6d56-a744-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)