# Distance from Lusaka (LUN) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 11,672 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,672 km / 7,252 mi / 6,302 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 272° (west)
- **Return heading**: 104° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Zambia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 20:54 in Lusaka, it's 13:54 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,176 ft (MDE is higher than LUN)

## Airports

### [Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lun-lusaka-kenneth-kaunda-international-airport/1ef266de-da70-6220-a2bc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lusaka, Zambia
- ICAO: FLKK
- Timezone: Africa/Lusaka
- Coordinates: -15.330000, 28.450000
- Elevation: 3,779 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 20:54 in Lusaka, it's 13:54 in Rionegro.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lun-lusaka-kenneth-kaunda-international-airport/1ef266de-da70-6220-a2bc-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)