Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
FUL to MES: distance & flight time
Fullerton (Fullerton Municipal Airport) → Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base)
8,918 mi
14,352 km · 7,749 nm
17h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
See live FUL→MES fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,918 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 57m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FUL — Fullerton Municipal Airport · Fullerton, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near FUL
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport25 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport11 mi away
- SNA · John Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport15 mi away
- EMT · San Gabriel Valley Airport15 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 FUL from MES?
The flight distance from Fullerton (FUL) to Medan (MES) is 8,918 miles (14,352 km, 7,749 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FUL to MES?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 57m 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 Fullerton and Medan?
Medan is 14 hours ahead of Fullerton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FUL to MES?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FUL–MES that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.