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MES to KEL: distance & flight time
Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base) → Kiel (Kiel-Holtenau Airport)
5,959 mi
9,590 km · 5,178 nm
12h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,959 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 9m 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
- KEL — Kiel-Holtenau Airport · Kiel, 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 KEL
- EUM · Neumünster Airport22 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base26 mi away
- FLF · Flensburg-Schäferhaus Airport41 mi away
- SGD · Sønderborg Airport43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MES from KEL?
The flight distance from Medan (MES) to Kiel (KEL) is 5,959 miles (9,590 km, 5,178 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MES to KEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 9m 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 Kiel?
Kiel is 5 hours behind Medan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MES to KEL?
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