# Distance from Kuri (KUQ) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 15,741 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,741 km / 9,781 mi / 8,499 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 89° (east)
- **Return heading**: 266° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 18:22 in Kuri, it's 03:22 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,920 ft (MDE is higher than KUQ)

## Airports

### [Kuri Airport (KUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kuq-kuri-kuri-airport/1ef266de-9b88-630a-abb3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kuri, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYKU
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -7.140000, 143.280000
- Elevation: 35 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 18:22 in Kuri, it's 03:22 in Rionegro.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kuri Airport (KUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kuq-kuri-kuri-airport/1ef266de-9b88-630a-abb3-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)