# Distance from Rionegro (MDE) to Leo (XLU)

> 8,062 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,062 km / 5,009 mi / 4,353 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 80° (east)
- **Return heading**: 273° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 11:20 in Rionegro, it's 16:20 in Leo)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,774 ft (XLU 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

### [Leo Airport (XLU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xlu-leo-leo-airport/1ef266de-b669-6e8a-b878-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Leo, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFCL
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 11.100000, -2.100000
- Elevation: 1,181 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 11:20 in Rionegro, it's 16:20 in Leo.
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)
- [Leo Airport (XLU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xlu-leo-leo-airport/1ef266de-b669-6e8a-b878-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)