# Distance from Kebar-Papua Island (KEQ) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 16,789 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,789 km / 10,432 mi / 9,065 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 280° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 06:31 in Kebar-Papua Island, it's 16:31 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,905 ft (MDE is higher than KEQ)

## Airports

### [Kebar Airport (KEQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/keq-kebar-papua-island-kebar-airport/1ef266df-faa3-632a-b3b4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kebar-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WASE
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -0.640000, 133.130000
- Elevation: 2,050 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 06:31 in Kebar-Papua Island, it's 16:31 in Rionegro.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kebar Airport (KEQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/keq-kebar-papua-island-kebar-airport/1ef266df-faa3-632a-b3b4-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)