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DIN to MES: distance & flight time
Dienbienphu (Dien Bien Phu Airport) → Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base)
1,266 mi
2,038 km · 1,101 nm
3h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,266 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 13m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- DIN — Dien Bien Phu Airport · Dienbienphu, Vietnam
- 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 DIN
- SQH · Na-San Airport67 mi away
- PCQ · Boun Neau Airport73 mi away
- ODY · Oudomsay Airport82 mi away
- NEU · Sam Neua Airport96 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 DIN from MES?
The flight distance from Dienbienphu (DIN) to Medan (MES) is 1,266 miles (2,038 km, 1,101 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DIN to MES?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 13m 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 DIN to MES?
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