# Distance from Asau (AAU) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 10,944 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,944 km / 6,800 mi / 5,909 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 86° (east)
- **Return heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Samoa) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -18h (When it's 13:38 in Asau, it's 19:38 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,955 ft (MDE is higher than AAU)

## Airports

### [Asau Airport (AAU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/aau-asau-asau-airport/1ef266df-7309-6f0e-9e58-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Asau, Samoa
- ICAO: NSAU
- Timezone: Pacific/Apia
- Coordinates: -13.510000, -172.630000
- Elevation: 0 ft

### [Jose Maria Cordova International Airport (MDE)](https://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

## 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 13:38 in Asau, it's 19:38 in Rionegro.
With a 18-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Asau Airport (AAU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/aau-asau-asau-airport/1ef266df-7309-6f0e-9e58-06bb2780ed98)
- [Jose Maria Cordova International Airport (MDE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mde-rionegro-jose-maria-cordova-international-airport/1ef266df-b5ee-684c-a31c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)