# Distance from Kabala (KBA) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 7,040 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,040 km / 4,374 mi / 3,801 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 272° (west)
- **Return heading**: 82° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sierra Leone) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 00:26 in Kabala, it's 19:26 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,943 ft (MDE is higher than KBA)

## Airports

### [Kabala Airport (KBA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kba-kabala-kabala-airport/1ef266de-e7ec-6b60-acfd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kabala, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFKB
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 9.640000, -11.520000
- Elevation: 1,012 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 00:26 in Kabala, it's 19:26 in Rionegro.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kabala Airport (KBA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kba-kabala-kabala-airport/1ef266de-e7ec-6b60-acfd-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)