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DCU to MES: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base)
9,772 mi
15,726 km · 8,491 nm
19h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,772 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 38m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, 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 DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 mi away
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 DCU from MES?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Medan (MES) is 9,772 miles (15,726 km, 8,491 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to MES?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 38m 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 DCU to MES?
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