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VCL to MES: distance & flight time
Chu Lai (Chu Lai International Airport) → Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base)
1,066 mi
1,715 km · 926 nm
2h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,066 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 47m 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
- VCL — Chu Lai International Airport · Chu Lai, 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 VCL
- DAD · Da Nang International Airport56 mi away
- HUI · Phu Bai Airport96 mi away
- UIH · Phu Cat Airport103 mi away
- PXU · Pleiku Airport107 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 VCL from MES?
The flight distance from Chu Lai (VCL) to Medan (MES) is 1,066 miles (1,715 km, 926 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VCL to MES?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 47m 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 VCL to MES?
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