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YQF to MES: distance & flight time
Red Deer Industrial (Red Deer Regional Airport) → Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base)
8,141 mi
13,101 km · 7,074 nm
16h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,141 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 26m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQF — Red Deer Regional Airport · Red Deer Industrial, 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 YQF
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport46 mi away
- YYC · Calgary International Airport74 mi away
- YEG · Edmonton International Airport79 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport97 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 YQF from MES?
The flight distance from Red Deer Industrial (YQF) to Medan (MES) is 8,141 miles (13,101 km, 7,074 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQF to MES?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 26m 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 Red Deer Industrial and Medan?
Medan is 13 hours ahead of Red Deer Industrial.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQF to MES?
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