# Distance from Kalgoorlie (KGI) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 16,759 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,759 km / 10,414 mi / 9,049 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 144° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 211° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 01:51 in Kalgoorlie, it's 12:51 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,752 ft (MDE is higher than KGI)

## Airports

### [Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport (KGI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgi-kalgoorlie-kalgoorlie-boulder-airport/1ef266e0-16f8-6e8a-94f6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kalgoorlie, Australia
- ICAO: YPKG
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -30.790000, 121.460000
- Elevation: 1,203 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 01:51 in Kalgoorlie, it's 12:51 in Rionegro.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport (KGI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgi-kalgoorlie-kalgoorlie-boulder-airport/1ef266e0-16f8-6e8a-94f6-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)