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RHT to MES: distance & flight time
Alxa Right Banner (Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport) → Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base)
2,471 mi
3,976 km · 2,147 nm
5h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
2,471 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 19m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- RHT — Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport · Alxa Right Banner, China
- 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
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Near RHT
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport55 mi away
- JIC · Jinchuan Airport64 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 RHT from MES?
The flight distance from Alxa Right Banner (RHT) to Medan (MES) is 2,471 miles (3,976 km, 2,147 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RHT to MES?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 19m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from RHT to MES?
Nonstop service on RHT–MES depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 5h 19m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RHT to MES?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RHT–MES that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RHT to MES fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RHT–MES tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.