# Distance from Mbarara (MBQ) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 11,785 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,785 km / 7,323 mi / 6,363 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 276° (west)
- **Return heading**: 89° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uganda) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 11:40 in Mbarara, it's 03:40 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,355 ft (MDE is higher than MBQ)

## Airports

### [Mbarara Airport (MBQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mbq-mbarara-mbarara-airport/1ef266de-ef7d-6730-9598-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mbarara, Uganda
- ICAO: HUMA
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- Coordinates: -0.560000, 30.600000
- Elevation: 4,600 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 11:40 in Mbarara, it's 03:40 in Rionegro.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mbarara Airport (MBQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mbq-mbarara-mbarara-airport/1ef266de-ef7d-6730-9598-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)