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YAL to MES: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base)
7,828 mi
12,598 km · 6,803 nm
15h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,828 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 49m 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
- YAL — Alert Bay Airport · Alert Bay, Canada
- 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 YAL
- YZT · Port Hardy Airport21 mi away
- YBL · Campbell River Airport85 mi away
- YQQ · Comox Airport108 mi away
- YAZ · Tofino / Long Beach Airport116 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 YAL from MES?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Medan (MES) is 7,828 miles (12,598 km, 6,803 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to MES?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 49m 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 YAL to MES?
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