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YTL to MES: distance & flight time
Big Trout Lake (Big Trout Lake Airport) → Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base)
8,442 mi
13,585 km · 7,336 nm
17h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,442 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 1m 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
- YTL — Big Trout Lake Airport · Big Trout 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 YTL
- YAX · Wapekeka Airport13 mi away
- XBE · Bearskin Lake Airport47 mi away
- XKS · Kasabonika Airport55 mi away
- KIF · Kingfisher Lake Airport56 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 YTL from MES?
The flight distance from Big Trout Lake (YTL) to Medan (MES) is 8,442 miles (13,585 km, 7,336 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YTL to MES?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 1m 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 Big Trout Lake and Medan?
Medan is 12 hours ahead of Big Trout Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YTL to MES?
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