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MES to CGK: distance & flight time
Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base) → Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta International Airport)
867 mi
1,395 km · 753 nm
2h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
867 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 21m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- MES — Soewondo Air Force Base · Medan, Indonesia
- CGK — Soekarno-Hatta International Airport · Jakarta, Indonesia
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 CGK
- PCB · Pondok Cabe Air Base16 mi away
- HLP · Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport19 mi away
- BDO · Husein Sastranegara International Airport83 mi away
- TKG · Radin Inten II (Branti) Airport119 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MES from CGK?
The flight distance from Medan (MES) to Jakarta (CGK) is 867 miles (1,395 km, 753 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MES to CGK?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 21m 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 MES to CGK?
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