# Distance from Skardu (KDU) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 14,490 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,490 km / 9,004 mi / 7,824 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 321° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Pakistan) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 05:57 in Skardu, it's 19:57 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 361 ft (MDE is lower than KDU)

## Airports

### [Skardu Airport (KDU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdu-skardu-skardu-airport/1ef266df-8281-65cc-a748-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Skardu, Pakistan
- ICAO: OPSD
- Timezone: Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates: 35.340000, 75.540000
- Elevation: 7,316 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 05:57 in Skardu, it's 19:57 in Rionegro.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Skardu Airport (KDU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdu-skardu-skardu-airport/1ef266df-8281-65cc-a748-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)