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RSL to MES: distance & flight time
Russell (Russell Municipal Airport) → Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base)
9,300 mi
14,967 km · 8,082 nm
18h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
9,300 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 42m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- RSL — Russell Municipal Airport · Russell, 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 RSL
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport25 mi away
- GBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport37 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport63 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport76 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 RSL from MES?
The flight distance from Russell (RSL) to Medan (MES) is 9,300 miles (14,967 km, 8,082 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RSL to MES?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 42m 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 RSL to MES?
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