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MES to LNX: distance & flight time
Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base) → Smolensk (Smolensk North Airport)
5,100 mi
8,208 km · 4,432 nm
10h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,100 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 28m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LNX — Smolensk North Airport · Smolensk, Russia
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 LNX
- VTB · Vitebsk Vostochny Airport70 mi away
- MVQ · Mogilev Airport98 mi away
- VLU · Velikiye Luki Airport121 mi away
- BZK · Bryansk Airport141 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MES from LNX?
The flight distance from Medan (MES) to Smolensk (LNX) is 5,100 miles (8,208 km, 4,432 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MES to LNX?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 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 cheapest way to fly from MES to LNX?
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