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RBL to MES: distance & flight time
Red Bluff (Red Bluff Municipal Airport) → Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base)
8,460 mi
13,615 km · 7,351 nm
17h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,460 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 3m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RBL — Red Bluff Municipal Airport · Red Bluff, 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.
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Near RBL
- RDD · Redding Municipal Airport25 mi away
- CIC · Chico Municipal Airport32 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport81 mi away
- BAB · Beale Air Force Base82 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 RBL from MES?
The flight distance from Red Bluff (RBL) to Medan (MES) is 8,460 miles (13,615 km, 7,351 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RBL to MES?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 3m 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 Red Bluff and Medan?
Medan is 14 hours ahead of Red Bluff.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RBL to MES?
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