Airports / Indonesia / MES
Soewondo Air Force Base
WIMK / MESMedan, IndonesiaELEV 114 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
13 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Medan, Indonesia, Soewondo Air Force Base (WIMK / MES) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 114 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into MES for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Kualanamu International Airport (KNO, 13 nm), Alas Leuser Airport (LSR, 49 nm), and Dr. Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport (FLZ, 121 nm).
Charter pricing from MES depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Polonia International Airport and WIMM. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Medan.
Field capability
ICAO
WIMK
IATA
MES
FAA / Local
WIMK
Elevation
114 ft
Coordinates
3.5584° N · 98.6723° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Indonesia fields
state range 3–7,348 ft
At 114 ft, MES sits higher than 67% of the 83 Indonesia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 13nmKNOKualanamu International AirportBeringin
- 49nmLSRAlas Leuser AirportKutacane
- 121nmFLZDr. Ferdinand Lumban Tobing AirportSibolga (Pinangsori)
- 124nmLSXLhok Sukon AirportLhok Sukon-Sumatra Island
- 129nmTXERembele AirportTakengon
- 137nmAEGAek Godang AirportPadang Sidempuan
Location
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