# Distance from Rionegro (MDE) to Ouagadougou (OUA)

> 8,119 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,119 km / 5,045 mi / 4,384 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 79° (east)
- **Return heading**: 273° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 04:23 in Rionegro, it's 09:23 in Ouagadougou)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,918 ft (OUA 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

### [Ouagadougou Airport (OUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oua-ouagadougou-ouagadougou-airport/1ef266de-b6d7-6318-9554-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFFD
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 12.350000, -1.510000
- Elevation: 1,037 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 04:23 in Rionegro, it's 09:23 in Ouagadougou.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Ouagadougou Airport (OUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oua-ouagadougou-ouagadougou-airport/1ef266de-b6d7-6318-9554-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)