# Distance from Rionegro (MDE) to Kuparuk (UUK)

> 8,775 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,775 km / 5,452 mi / 4,738 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 341° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 103° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 00:30 in Rionegro, it's 21:30 in Kuparuk)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,880 ft (UUK 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

### [Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uuk-kuparuk-ugnu-kuparuk-airport/1ef266df-8721-6c62-af0f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kuparuk, United States
- ICAO: PAKU
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 70.330000, -149.600000
- Elevation: 75 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 00:30 in Rionegro, it's 21:30 in Kuparuk.
The 3-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)
- [Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uuk-kuparuk-ugnu-kuparuk-airport/1ef266df-8721-6c62-af0f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)