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MES to LGB: distance & flight time
Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
8,913 mi
14,343 km · 7,745 nm
17h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
-14h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,913 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 57m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MES — Soewondo Air Force Base · Medan, Indonesia
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, United States
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 LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MES from LGB?
The flight distance from Medan (MES) to Long Beach (LGB) is 8,913 miles (14,343 km, 7,745 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MES to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 57m 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 Long Beach?
Long Beach is 14 hours behind Medan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MES to LGB?
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