# Distance from Rionegro (MDE) to Sao Pedro (VXE)

> 5,598 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,598 km / 3,478 mi / 3,023 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 264° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Cape Verde
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 20:46 in Rionegro, it's 00:46 in Sao Pedro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,889 ft (VXE 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

### [Sao Pedro Airport (VXE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vxe-sao-pedro-sao-pedro-airport/1ef266de-e9c6-6846-b4de-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sao Pedro, Cape Verde
- ICAO: GVSV
- Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Coordinates: 16.830000, -25.060000
- Elevation: 66 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 20:46 in Rionegro, it's 00:46 in Sao Pedro.
The 4-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)
- [Sao Pedro Airport (VXE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vxe-sao-pedro-sao-pedro-airport/1ef266de-e9c6-6846-b4de-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)