# Distance from Rionegro (MDE) to Yüksekova (YKO)

> 12,114 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,114 km / 7,527 mi / 6,541 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Turkey
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 00:52 in Rionegro, it's 08:52 in Yüksekova)
- **Elevation difference**: 859 ft (YKO 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

### [Yüksekova Selahaddin Eyyubi Airport (YKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yko-yuksekova-yuksekova-selahaddin-eyyubi-airport/1ef266df-5938-651c-9a23-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yüksekova, Turkey
- ICAO: LTCW
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 37.550000, 44.240000
- Elevation: 6,096 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:52 in Rionegro, it's 08:52 in Yüksekova.
With a 8-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)
- [Yüksekova Selahaddin Eyyubi Airport (YKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yko-yuksekova-yuksekova-selahaddin-eyyubi-airport/1ef266df-5938-651c-9a23-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)