# Distance from Rionegro (MDE) to Lensk (ULK)

> 12,525 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,525 km / 7,782 mi / 6,763 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 355° (north)
- **Return heading**: 11° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 06:25 in Rionegro, it's 20:25 in Lensk)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,154 ft (ULK 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

### [Lensk Airport (ULK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ulk-lensk-lensk-airport/1ef266df-e501-6fc6-9d35-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lensk, Russia
- ICAO: UERL
- Timezone: Asia/Yakutsk
- Coordinates: 60.720000, 114.830000
- Elevation: 801 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 06:25 in Rionegro, it's 20:25 in Lensk.
With a 14-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)
- [Lensk Airport (ULK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ulk-lensk-lensk-airport/1ef266df-e501-6fc6-9d35-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)