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EML to HAM: distance & flight time
Emmen (Emmen Air Base) → Hamburg (Hamburg Airport)
458 mi
737 km · 398 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
458 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- EML — Emmen Air Base · Emmen, Switzerland
- HAM — Hamburg Airport · Hamburg, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near EML
- BXO · Buochs Airport9 mi away
- ZRH · Zürich Airport28 mi away
- ZIN · Interlaken Air Base35 mi away
- BRN · Bern Belp Airport40 mi away
Near HAM
- XFW · Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport9 mi away
- EUM · Neumünster Airport31 mi away
- LBC · Lübeck Blankensee Airport32 mi away
- KEL · Kiel-Holtenau Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is EML from HAM?
The flight distance from Emmen (EML) to Hamburg (HAM) is 458 miles (737 km, 398 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EML to HAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 EML to HAM?
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