# Distance from Rionegro (MDE) to Mersing (MEP)

> 19,062 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 19,062 km / 11,845 mi / 10,293 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 5° (north)
- **Return heading**: 355° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Malaysia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 19:59 in Rionegro, it's 08:59 in Mersing)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,945 ft (MEP is lower than MDE)

## Airports

### [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

### [Mersing Airport (MEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mep-mersing-mersing-airport/1ef266df-fe38-6d50-820b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mersing, Malaysia
- ICAO: WMAU
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 2.380000, 103.870000
- Elevation: 10 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 19:59 in Rionegro, it's 08:59 in Mersing.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jose Maria Cordova International Airport (MDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mde-rionegro-jose-maria-cordova-international-airport/1ef266df-b5ee-684c-a31c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mersing Airport (MEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mep-mersing-mersing-airport/1ef266df-fe38-6d50-820b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)