# Distance from Rionegro (MDE) to Bilaspur Airport (PAB)

> 16,042 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,042 km / 9,968 mi / 8,662 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 319° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → India
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10.5h (When it's 19:58 in Rionegro, it's 06:28 in Bilaspur Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,056 ft (PAB 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

### [Bilaspur Airport (PAB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pab-bilaspur-airport/1ef266df-eedb-6358-8ba3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bilaspur Airport, India
- ICAO: VABI
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 21.990000, 82.110000
- Elevation: 899 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 19:58 in Rionegro, it's 06:28 in Bilaspur Airport.
With a 10.5-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)
- [Bilaspur Airport (PAB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pab-bilaspur-airport/1ef266df-eedb-6358-8ba3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)