Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
ASJ to ESS: distance & flight time
Amami (Amami Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
5,921 mi
9,529 km · 5,145 nm
12h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
See live ASJ→ESS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,921 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 5m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ASJ — Amami Airport · Amami, Japan
- 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 ASJ
- KKX · Kikai Airport15 mi away
- TKN · Tokunoshima Airport65 mi away
- OKE · Okierabu Airport93 mi away
- RNJ · Yoron Airport125 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 ASJ from ESS?
The flight distance from Amami (ASJ) to Essen (ESS) is 5,921 miles (9,529 km, 5,145 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ASJ to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 5m 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 Amami and Essen?
Essen is 7 hours behind Amami.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ASJ to ESS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ASJ–ESS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.