# Distance from Kiruna Airport (KRN) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 9,614 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,614 km / 5,974 mi / 5,191 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 278° (west)
- **Return heading**: 22° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sweden) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 06:15 in Kiruna Airport, it's 23:15 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,447 ft (MDE is higher than KRN)

## Airports

### [Kiruna Airport (KRN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/krn-kiruna-airport/1ef266de-ccca-6080-9b38-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kiruna Airport, Sweden
- ICAO: ESNQ
- Timezone: Europe/Stockholm
- Coordinates: 67.820000, 20.340000
- Elevation: 1,508 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 06:15 in Kiruna Airport, it's 23:15 in Rionegro.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kiruna Airport (KRN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/krn-kiruna-airport/1ef266de-ccca-6080-9b38-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)