# Distance from Lyon (LYS) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 8,781 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,781 km / 5,457 mi / 4,742 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 268° (west)
- **Return heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 00:51 in Lyon, it's 17:51 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,134 ft (MDE is higher than LYS)

## Airports

### [Lyon Saint-Exupery Airport (LYS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lys-lyon-lyon-saint-exupery-airport/1ef266df-4a46-6edc-8245-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lyon, France
- ICAO: LFLL
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 45.730000, 5.090000
- Elevation: 821 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:51 in Lyon, it's 17:51 in Rionegro.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lyon Saint-Exupery Airport (LYS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lys-lyon-lyon-saint-exupery-airport/1ef266df-4a46-6edc-8245-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)