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MES to LYS: distance & flight time
Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
6,215 mi
10,002 km · 5,401 nm
12h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,215 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 39m 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
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry 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 LYS
- LYN · Lyon-Bron Airport7 mi away
- GNB · Grenoble-Isère Airport28 mi away
- CMF · Chambéry-Savoie Airport39 mi away
- EBU · Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MES from LYS?
The flight distance from Medan (MES) to Lyon (LYS) is 6,215 miles (10,002 km, 5,401 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MES to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 39m 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 LYS?
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