# Distance from Pohang (KPO) to Rionegro (MDE)

> 14,659 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,659 km / 9,109 mi / 7,915 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 34° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Korea) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 00:39 in Pohang, it's 10:39 in Rionegro)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,885 ft (MDE is higher than KPO)

## Airports

### [Pohang Airport (KPO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kpo-pohang-pohang-airport/1ef266df-8e2a-65c2-bbdd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pohang, South Korea
- ICAO: RKTH
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 35.990000, 129.420000
- Elevation: 70 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 00:39 in Pohang, it's 10:39 in Rionegro.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Pohang Airport (KPO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kpo-pohang-pohang-airport/1ef266df-8e2a-65c2-bbdd-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)