# Distance from Rionegro (MDE) to Oban (SZS)

> 12,500 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,500 km / 7,767 mi / 6,749 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 221° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +17h (When it's 21:57 in Rionegro, it's 14:57 in Oban)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,893 ft (SZS 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

### [Ryans Creek Aerodrome (SZS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/szs-oban-ryans-creek-aerodrome/1ef266df-77a5-65b8-896d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Oban, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZRC
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -46.900000, 168.100000
- Elevation: 62 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 21:57 in Rionegro, it's 14:57 in Oban.
With a 17-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)
- [Ryans Creek Aerodrome (SZS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/szs-oban-ryans-creek-aerodrome/1ef266df-77a5-65b8-896d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)