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BOW to MES: distance & flight time
Bartow (Bartow Municipal Airport) → Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base)
10,260 mi
16,512 km · 8,916 nm
20h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
+11h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
10,260 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 35m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BOW — Bartow Municipal Airport · Bartow, United States
- MES — Soewondo Air Force Base · Medan, Indonesia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BOW
Near MES
- KNO · Kualanamu International Airport16 mi away
- DTB · Silangit Airport92 mi away
- PKG · Pulau Pangkor Airport138 mi away
- FLZ · Dr Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport139 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BOW from MES?
The flight distance from Bartow (BOW) to Medan (MES) is 10,260 miles (16,512 km, 8,916 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BOW to MES?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 35m 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 time difference between Bartow and Medan?
Medan is 11 hours ahead of Bartow.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BOW to MES?
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