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MES to DUS: distance & flight time
Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base) → Duesseldorf (Düsseldorf Airport)
6,109 mi
9,831 km · 5,308 nm
12h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,109 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 27m 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
- DUS — Düsseldorf Airport · Duesseldorf, Germany
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 DUS
- ESS · Essen Mulheim Airport11 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport12 mi away
- CGN · Cologne Bonn Airport34 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MES from DUS?
The flight distance from Medan (MES) to Duesseldorf (DUS) is 6,109 miles (9,831 km, 5,308 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MES to DUS?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 27m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MES to DUS?
Nonstop service on MES–DUS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 12h 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Medan and Duesseldorf?
Duesseldorf is 5 hours behind Medan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MES to DUS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MES–DUS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MES to DUS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MES–DUS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.