# Distance from Abbottabad (AAW) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 14,450 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,450 km / 8,979 mi / 7,802 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 34° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Pakistan) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 07:49 in Abbottabad, it's 21:49 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,883 ft (MDE is higher than AAW)

## Airports

### [Abbottabad Airport (AAW)](https://flightduration.online/airport/aaw-abbottabad-abbottabad-airport/1ef266df-8191-6482-aa3e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Abbottabad, Pakistan
- ICAO: OPAB
- Timezone: Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates: 34.200000, 73.250000
- Elevation: 4,072 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 07:49 in Abbottabad, it's 21:49 in Rionegro.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Abbottabad Airport (AAW)](https://flightduration.online/airport/aaw-abbottabad-abbottabad-airport/1ef266df-8191-6482-aa3e-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)