Nonstop flight route between Medan, Indonesia and Lynchburg, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Polonia International Airport (MES), Medan, Indonesia and Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH), Lynchburg, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,609 miles (or 15,464 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Polonia International Airport and Lynchburg Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Polonia International Airport and Lynchburg Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Polonia International Airport (MES):

• By the time the news had arrived, it was too late to prepare a proper landing strip at Polonia.
• The furthest airport from Polonia International Airport (MES) is Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP), which is nearly antipodal to Polonia International Airport (meaning Polonia International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Tumbes, Peru.
• Polonia International Airport is an airport located in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, about 2 km from the downtown.
• The closest airport to Polonia International Airport (MES) is Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ENE of MES.
• In addition to being known as "Polonia International Airport", other names for MES include "Bandar Udara Internasional Polonia" and "WIMK".
• After this first landing, the Assistant Resident of Eastern Sumatra C.S.
• In 1879 the concession was handed over to Deli Maatschappij or NV Deli Maskapai.
• Because of Polonia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 114 feet, planes can take off or land at Polonia International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The airport's last arrival is AirAsia from Bandung at 23:50 WIB.

Facts about Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH):

• In addition to being known as "Lynchburg Regional Airport", another name for LYH is "Preston Glenn Field".
• The closest airport to Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH) is Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) W of LYH.
• Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,601 miles (18,670 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Lynchburg Regional Airport, also known as Preston Glenn Field, is a public use airport in Campbell County, Virginia, United States.
• Because of Lynchburg Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 938 feet, planes can take off or land at Lynchburg Regional Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The new extended runway opened on August 12, 2007.