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YQT to MES: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base)
8,816 mi
14,189 km · 7,661 nm
17h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
+11h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,816 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 45m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder 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 YQT
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport61 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport92 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport109 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport122 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 YQT from MES?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Medan (MES) is 8,816 miles (14,189 km, 7,661 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to MES?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 45m 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 Thunder Bay and Medan?
Medan is 11 hours ahead of Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to MES?
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