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MES to SXE: distance & flight time
Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base) → Sale (West Sale Airport)
4,217 mi
6,787 km · 3,664 nm
8h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,217 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 44m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SXE — West Sale Airport · Sale, Australia
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 SXE
- TGN · Latrobe Valley Airport28 mi away
- BSJ · Bairnsdale Airport36 mi away
- MHU · Mount Hotham Airport75 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport102 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MES from SXE?
The flight distance from Medan (MES) to Sale (SXE) is 4,217 miles (6,787 km, 3,664 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MES to SXE?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 44m 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 SXE?
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