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BRV to ESS: distance & flight time
Bremerhaven (Bremerhaven Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
161 mi
259 km · 140 nm
53m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
161 miles nonstop takes roughly 53m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BRV — Bremerhaven Airport · Bremerhaven, Germany
- ESS — Essen Mulheim Airport · Essen, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BRV
- FCN · Nordholz Naval Airbase18 mi away
- WVN · Wilhelmshaven-Mariensiel Airport21 mi away
- BRE · Bremen Airport33 mi away
- AGE · Wangerooge Airport33 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 BRV from ESS?
The flight distance from Bremerhaven (BRV) to Essen (ESS) is 161 miles (259 km, 140 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BRV to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 53m 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 cheapest way to fly from BRV to ESS?
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