Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
NEW to MES: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base)
10,045 mi
16,166 km · 8,729 nm
20h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
See live NEW→MES fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
10,045 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 10m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NEW — Lakefront Airport · New Orleans, United States
- MES — Soewondo Air Force Base · Medan, Indonesia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near NEW
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is NEW from MES?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to Medan (MES) is 10,045 miles (16,166 km, 8,729 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to MES?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 10m 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 New Orleans and Medan?
Medan is 12 hours ahead of New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NEW to MES?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NEW–MES that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.