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PAD to MES: distance & flight time
Paderborn (Paderborn Lippstadt Airport) → Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base)
6,028 mi
9,701 km · 5,238 nm
12h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
6,028 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 17m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PAD — Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Paderborn, Germany
- MES — Soewondo Air Force Base · Medan, Indonesia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PAD
- BFE · Bielefeld Airport24 mi away
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base25 mi away
- KSF · Kassel-Calden Airport36 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport44 mi away
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 PAD from MES?
The flight distance from Paderborn (PAD) to Medan (MES) is 6,028 miles (9,701 km, 5,238 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAD to MES?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 17m 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 Paderborn and Medan?
Medan is 5 hours ahead of Paderborn.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAD to MES?
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