# Distance from Rionegro (MDE) to Aribinda (XAR)

> 8,178 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,178 km / 5,081 mi / 4,416 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 272° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 06:41 in Rionegro, it's 11:41 in Aribinda)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,833 ft (XAR 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

### [Aribinda Airport (XAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xar-aribinda-aribinda-airport/1ef266de-b710-62da-80a6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aribinda, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFOY
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 14.220000, -0.880000
- Elevation: 1,122 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 06:41 in Rionegro, it's 11:41 in Aribinda.
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)
- [Aribinda Airport (XAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xar-aribinda-aribinda-airport/1ef266de-b710-62da-80a6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)