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GBD to MES: distance & flight time
Great Bend (Great Bend Municipal Airport) → Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base)
9,332 mi
15,019 km · 8,109 nm
18h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
9,332 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 46m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBD — Great Bend Municipal Airport · Great Bend, 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 GBD
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport37 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport41 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport45 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport58 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 GBD from MES?
The flight distance from Great Bend (GBD) to Medan (MES) is 9,332 miles (15,019 km, 8,109 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBD to MES?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 46m 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 Great Bend and Medan?
Medan is 12 hours ahead of Great Bend.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBD to MES?
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