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VUP to MDE: distance & flight time
Valledupar (Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport) → Rio Negro (Jose Maria Córdova International Airport)
330 mi
532 km · 287 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
330 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- VUP — Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport · Valledupar, Colombia
- MDE — Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · Rio Negro, Colombia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near VUP
- MCJ · Jorge Isaac Airport75 mi away
- RCH · Almirante Padilla Airport79 mi away
- SMR · Simón Bolívar International Airport82 mi away
- MAR · La Chinita International Airport104 mi away
Near MDE
- EOH · Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport12 mi away
- PAL · German Olano Air Base71 mi away
- OTU · Otu Airport76 mi away
- MQU · Mariquita Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VUP from MDE?
The flight distance from Valledupar (VUP) to Rio Negro (MDE) is 330 miles (532 km, 287 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VUP to MDE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VUP to MDE?
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