# Distance from Lalibela (LLI) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 12,488 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,488 km / 7,760 mi / 6,743 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 12:33 in Lalibela, it's 04:33 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 449 ft (MDE is higher than LLI)

## Airports

### [Lalibella Airport (LLI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lli-lalibela-lalibella-airport/1ef266de-ea40-6c90-a74e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lalibela, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HALL
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 11.970000, 38.980000
- Elevation: 6,506 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 12:33 in Lalibela, it's 04:33 in Rionegro.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lalibella Airport (LLI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lli-lalibela-lalibella-airport/1ef266de-ea40-6c90-a74e-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)