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MES to BES: distance & flight time
Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base) → Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport)
6,629 mi
10,668 km · 5,760 nm
13h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,629 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 28m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MES — Soewondo Air Force Base · Medan, Indonesia
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BES
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base13 mi away
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport30 mi away
- UIP · Quimper-Cornouaille Airport35 mi away
- LAI · Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MES from BES?
The flight distance from Medan (MES) to Brest (BES) is 6,629 miles (10,668 km, 5,760 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MES to BES?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 28m 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 Medan and Brest?
Brest is 5 hours behind Medan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MES to BES?
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