# Distance from Rionegro (MDE) to Simbai (SIM)

> 15,594 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,594 km / 9,690 mi / 8,420 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 269° (west)
- **Return heading**: 87° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 15:56 in Rionegro, it's 06:56 in Simbai)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,151 ft (SIM is lower than MDE)

## Airports

### [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

### [Simbai Airport (SIM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sim-simbai-simbai-airport/1ef266de-9c13-6f72-9438-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Simbai, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYSJ
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -5.280000, 144.540000
- Elevation: 5,804 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 15:56 in Rionegro, it's 06:56 in Simbai.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jose Maria Cordova International Airport (MDE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mde-rionegro-jose-maria-cordova-international-airport/1ef266df-b5ee-684c-a31c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Simbai Airport (SIM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sim-simbai-simbai-airport/1ef266de-9c13-6f72-9438-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)