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MES to LWT: distance & flight time
Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base) → Lewistown (Lewistown Municipal Airport)
8,544 mi
13,750 km · 7,425 nm
17h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,544 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 13m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MES — Soewondo Air Force Base · Medan, Indonesia
- LWT — Lewistown Municipal Airport · Lewistown, 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 LWT
- GTF · Great Falls International Airport94 mi away
- BIL · Billings Logan International Airport96 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport104 mi away
- LVM · Mission Field104 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MES from LWT?
The flight distance from Medan (MES) to Lewistown (LWT) is 8,544 miles (13,750 km, 7,425 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MES to LWT?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 13m 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 Lewistown?
Lewistown is 13 hours behind Medan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MES to LWT?
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