# Distance from Rionegro (MDE) to Gaoua (XGA)

> 7,941 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,941 km / 4,934 mi / 4,288 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 81° (east)
- **Return heading**: 273° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 13:24 in Rionegro, it's 18:24 in Gaoua)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,043 ft (XGA 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

### [Gaoua Airport (XGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xga-gaoua-gaoua-airport/1ef266de-b6eb-67a0-8cde-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gaoua, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFOG
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 10.300000, -3.250000
- Elevation: 912 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 13:24 in Rionegro, it's 18:24 in Gaoua.
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)
- [Gaoua Airport (XGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xga-gaoua-gaoua-airport/1ef266de-b6eb-67a0-8cde-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)