# Distance from Matadi (MAT) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 9,951 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,951 km / 6,183 mi / 5,373 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 276° (west)
- **Return heading**: 96° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 21:37 in Matadi, it's 15:37 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,840 ft (MDE is higher than MAT)

## Airports

### [Tshimpi Airport (MAT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mat-matadi-tshimpi-airport/1ef266de-e1dc-69e6-bf8d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Matadi, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZAM
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -5.800000, 13.440000
- Elevation: 1,115 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 21:37 in Matadi, it's 15:37 in Rionegro.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tshimpi Airport (MAT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mat-matadi-tshimpi-airport/1ef266de-e1dc-69e6-bf8d-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)