# Distance from Rionegro (MDE) to Whitecourt (YZU)

> 6,443 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,443 km / 4,004 mi / 3,479 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 131° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 02:29 in Rionegro, it's 01:29 in Whitecourt)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,388 ft (YZU 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

### [Whitecourt Airport (YZU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yzu-whitecourt-whitecourt-airport/1ef266de-b455-6298-9663-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Whitecourt, Canada
- ICAO: CYZU
- Timezone: America/Edmonton
- Coordinates: 54.140000, -115.790000
- Elevation: 2,567 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 02:29 in Rionegro, it's 01:29 in Whitecourt.

## Related

- [Jose Maria Cordova International Airport (MDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mde-rionegro-jose-maria-cordova-international-airport/1ef266df-b5ee-684c-a31c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Whitecourt Airport (YZU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yzu-whitecourt-whitecourt-airport/1ef266de-b455-6298-9663-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)