# Distance from Medan (MES) to Warsaw (WAW)

> 8,858 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,858 km / 5,504 mi / 4,783 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 98° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Poland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 19:47 in Medan, it's 14:47 in Warsaw)
- **Elevation difference**: 248 ft (WAW is higher than MES)

## Airports

### [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

### [Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/waw-warsaw-warsaw-chopin-airport/1ef266de-cb42-6974-b1c7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Warsaw, Poland
- ICAO: EPWA
- Timezone: Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates: 52.170000, 20.970000
- Elevation: 362 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 19:47 in Medan, it's 14:47 in Warsaw.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Soewondo Air Force Base (MES)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mes-medan-soewondo-air-force-base/1ef266df-fd5f-624e-b5f6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/waw-warsaw-warsaw-chopin-airport/1ef266de-cb42-6974-b1c7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)