Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
APO to ESS: distance & flight time
Carepa (Antonio Roldan Betancourt Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
5,524 mi
8,890 km · 4,800 nm
11h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
See live APO→ESS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,524 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 18m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- APO — Antonio Roldan Betancourt Airport · Carepa, Colombia
- ESS — Essen Mulheim Airport · Essen, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near APO
- ACD · Alcides Fernández Airport63 mi away
- CPB · Capurganá Airport71 mi away
- PUE · Puerto Obaldia Airport76 mi away
- MTR · Los Garzones Airport93 mi away
Near ESS
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport11 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport22 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport30 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is APO from ESS?
The flight distance from Carepa (APO) to Essen (ESS) is 5,524 miles (8,890 km, 4,800 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from APO to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 18m 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 Carepa and Essen?
Essen is 7 hours ahead of Carepa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from APO to ESS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on APO–ESS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.