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TIW to MES: distance & flight time
Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport) → Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base)
8,127 mi
13,079 km · 7,062 nm
16h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,127 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 24m 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
- TIW — Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma, 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 TIW
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport18 mi away
- TCM · McChord Air Force Base10 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field13 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport18 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 TIW from MES?
The flight distance from Tacoma (TIW) to Medan (MES) is 8,127 miles (13,079 km, 7,062 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIW to MES?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 24m 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 Tacoma and Medan?
Medan is 14 hours ahead of Tacoma.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TIW to MES?
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