# Distance from Addis Ababa (ADD) to Medan (MES)

> 6,638 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,638 km / 4,125 mi / 3,584 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 91° (east)
- **Return heading**: 278° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 11:13 in Addis Ababa, it's 15:13 in Medan)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,516 ft (MES is lower than ADD)

## Airports

### [Bole International Airport (ADD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/add-addis-ababa-bole-international-airport/1ef266de-e9ca-65ea-ac78-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAAB
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 8.980000, 38.800000
- Elevation: 7,630 ft

### [Soewondo Air Force Base (MES)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mes-medan-soewondo-air-force-base/1ef266df-fd5f-624e-b5f6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Medan, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIMK
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 3.560000, 98.670000
- Elevation: 114 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:13 in Addis Ababa, it's 15:13 in Medan.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Bole International Airport (ADD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/add-addis-ababa-bole-international-airport/1ef266de-e9ca-65ea-ac78-06bb2780ed98)
- [Soewondo Air Force Base (MES)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mes-medan-soewondo-air-force-base/1ef266df-fd5f-624e-b5f6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)