# Distance from Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 17,398 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,398 km / 10,810 mi / 9,394 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 0° (north)
- **Return heading**: 360° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 08:54 in Nakhon Phanom Airport, it's 20:54 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,368 ft (MDE is higher than KOP)

## Airports

### [Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kop-nakhon-phanom-airport/1ef266df-f5ec-67c8-b32d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nakhon Phanom Airport, Thailand
- ICAO: VTUW
- Timezone: Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates: 17.380000, 104.640000
- Elevation: 587 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 08:54 in Nakhon Phanom Airport, it's 20:54 in Rionegro.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kop-nakhon-phanom-airport/1ef266df-f5ec-67c8-b32d-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)