# Distance from Rionegro (MDE) to Waikabubak-Sumba Island (TMC)

> 18,360 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,360 km / 11,409 mi / 9,914 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 102° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 22:46 in Rionegro, it's 11:46 in Waikabubak-Sumba Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,794 ft (TMC 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

### [Tambolaka Airport (TMC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmc-waikabubak-sumba-island-tambolaka-airport/1ef266df-f92e-6b20-967f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Waikabubak-Sumba Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WADT
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -9.410000, 119.240000
- Elevation: 161 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 22:46 in Rionegro, it's 11:46 in Waikabubak-Sumba Island.
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)
- [Tambolaka Airport (TMC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmc-waikabubak-sumba-island-tambolaka-airport/1ef266df-f92e-6b20-967f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)