# Distance from Rionegro (MDE) to Tuguegarao City (TUG)

> 16,767 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,767 km / 10,419 mi / 9,053 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Philippines
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 18:22 in Rionegro, it's 07:22 in Tuguegarao City)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,885 ft (TUG 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

### [Tuguegarao Airport (TUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tug-tuguegarao-city-tuguegarao-airport/1ef266df-8fb7-69ee-b903-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tuguegarao City, Philippines
- ICAO: RPUT
- Timezone: Asia/Manila
- Coordinates: 17.640000, 121.730000
- Elevation: 70 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 18:22 in Rionegro, it's 07:22 in Tuguegarao City.
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)
- [Tuguegarao Airport (TUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tug-tuguegarao-city-tuguegarao-airport/1ef266df-8fb7-69ee-b903-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)