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YPL to MES: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base)
8,600 mi
13,841 km · 7,473 nm
17h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,600 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 20m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YPL — Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle Lake, 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 YPL
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport80 mi away
- YYW · Armstrong Airport98 mi away
- YFH · Fort Hope Airport100 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 YPL from MES?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Medan (MES) is 8,600 miles (13,841 km, 7,473 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to MES?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 20m 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 Pickle Lake and Medan?
Medan is 12 hours ahead of Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to MES?
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