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MES to LYN: distance & flight time
Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base) → Lyon (Lyon-Bron Airport)
6,222 mi
10,013 km · 5,407 nm
12h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,222 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 40m 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
- LYN — Lyon-Bron Airport · Lyon, France
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 LYN
- LYS · Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport7 mi away
- GNB · Grenoble-Isère Airport31 mi away
- EBU · Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport34 mi away
- CMF · Chambéry-Savoie Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MES from LYN?
The flight distance from Medan (MES) to Lyon (LYN) is 6,222 miles (10,013 km, 5,407 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MES to LYN?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 40m 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 Lyon?
Lyon is 5 hours behind Medan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MES to LYN?
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