# Distance from Esperance Airport (EPR) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 16,476 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,476 km / 10,238 mi / 8,897 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 146° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 208° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 17:59 in Esperance Airport, it's 04:59 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,485 ft (MDE is higher than EPR)

## Airports

### [Esperance Airport (EPR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/epr-esperance-airport/1ef266e0-0be7-63c0-8150-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Esperance Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YESP
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -33.680000, 121.820000
- Elevation: 470 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 17:59 in Esperance Airport, it's 04:59 in Rionegro.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Esperance Airport (EPR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/epr-esperance-airport/1ef266e0-0be7-63c0-8150-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)