# Distance from Rionegro (MDE) to Tarbela (TLB)

> 14,427 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,427 km / 8,964 mi / 7,790 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Pakistan
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 06:32 in Rionegro, it's 16:32 in Tarbela)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,841 ft (TLB 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

### [Tarbela Dam Airport (TLB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlb-tarbela-tarbela-dam-airport/1ef266df-82a9-6356-ab39-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tarbela, Pakistan
- ICAO: OPTA
- Timezone: Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates: 33.990000, 72.610000
- Elevation: 1,114 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 06:32 in Rionegro, it's 16:32 in Tarbela.
With a 10-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)
- [Tarbela Dam Airport (TLB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlb-tarbela-tarbela-dam-airport/1ef266df-82a9-6356-ab39-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)