# Distance from Rionegro (MDE) to Tiruchirappally (TRZ)

> 16,588 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,588 km / 10,307 mi / 8,957 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 302° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → India
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10.5h (When it's 23:23 in Rionegro, it's 09:53 in Tiruchirappally)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,667 ft (TRZ 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

### [Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport (TRZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/trz-tiruchirappally-tiruchirapally-civil-airport-airport/1ef266df-f415-651c-a8ef-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tiruchirappally, India
- ICAO: VOTR
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 10.770000, 78.710000
- Elevation: 288 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 23:23 in Rionegro, it's 09:53 in Tiruchirappally.
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)
- [Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport (TRZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/trz-tiruchirappally-tiruchirapally-civil-airport-airport/1ef266df-f415-651c-a8ef-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)