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SGN to MES: distance & flight time
Ho Chi Minh City (Tan Son Nhat International Airport) → Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base)
742 mi
1,194 km · 645 nm
2h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
742 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 5m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- SGN — Tan Son Nhat International Airport · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 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 SGN
- VCA · Can Tho International Airport82 mi away
- VKG · Rach Gia Airport119 mi away
- KTI · Kratie Airport122 mi away
- PNH · Phnom Penh International Airport132 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 SGN from MES?
The flight distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Medan (MES) is 742 miles (1,194 km, 645 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SGN to MES?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 5m 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 SGN to MES?
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