# Distance from Kikai Airport (KKX) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 15,315 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,315 km / 9,517 mi / 8,270 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 12:58 in Kikai Airport, it's 22:58 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,934 ft (MDE is higher than KKX)

## Airports

### [Kikai Airport (KKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkx-kikai-airport/1ef266df-8c01-6d68-b420-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kikai Airport, Japan
- ICAO: RJKI
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 28.320000, 129.930000
- Elevation: 21 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 12:58 in Kikai Airport, it's 22:58 in Rionegro.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kikai Airport (KKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkx-kikai-airport/1ef266df-8c01-6d68-b420-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)