# Distance from Rionegro (MDE) to Buchanan (UCN)

> 7,315 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,315 km / 4,545 mi / 3,950 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 87° (east)
- **Return heading**: 274° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Liberia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 21:39 in Rionegro, it's 02:39 in Buchanan)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,914 ft (UCN 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

### [Buchanan Airport (UCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ucn-buchanan-buchanan-airport/1ef266de-e81a-64c0-a5c6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buchanan, Liberia
- ICAO: GLBU
- Timezone: Africa/Monrovia
- Coordinates: 5.170000, -9.280000
- Elevation: 41 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 21:39 in Rionegro, it's 02:39 in Buchanan.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Buchanan Airport (UCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ucn-buchanan-buchanan-airport/1ef266de-e81a-64c0-a5c6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)