# Distance from Kao-Celebes Island (KAZ) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 17,300 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,300 km / 10,750 mi / 9,341 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 17:59 in Kao-Celebes Island, it's 03:59 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,928 ft (MDE is higher than KAZ)

## Airports

### [Kao Airport (KAZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kaz-kao-celebes-island-kao-airport/1ef266df-f9dc-6a72-869b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kao-Celebes Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAMK
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: 1.190000, 127.900000
- Elevation: 27 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 17:59 in Kao-Celebes Island, it's 03:59 in Rionegro.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kao Airport (KAZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kaz-kao-celebes-island-kao-airport/1ef266df-f9dc-6a72-869b-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)