# Distance from Rionegro (MDE) to El Hierro Island (VDE)

> 6,507 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,507 km / 4,043 mi / 3,514 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 260° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Spain
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 10:21 in Rionegro, it's 16:21 in El Hierro Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,852 ft (VDE 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

### [Hierro Airport (VDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vde-el-hierro-island-hierro-airport/1ef266de-e77a-651a-a537-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Hierro Island, Spain
- ICAO: GCHI
- Timezone: Atlantic/Canary
- Coordinates: 27.810000, -17.890000
- Elevation: 103 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 10:21 in Rionegro, it's 16:21 in El Hierro Island.
With a 6-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)
- [Hierro Airport (VDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vde-el-hierro-island-hierro-airport/1ef266de-e77a-651a-a537-06bb2780ed98)
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