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ESS to ILD: distance & flight time
Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport) → Lleida (Lleida-Alguaire Airport)
734 mi
1,181 km · 638 nm
2h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
734 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 4m 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
- ESS — Essen Mulheim Airport · Essen, Germany
- ILD — Lleida-Alguaire Airport · Lleida, Spain
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ESS
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport11 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport22 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport30 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport37 mi away
Near ILD
- BCN · Barcelona International Airport85 mi away
- HSK · Huesca/Pirineos Airport50 mi away
- REU · Reus Air Base52 mi away
- LEU · Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESS from ILD?
The flight distance from Essen (ESS) to Lleida (ILD) is 734 miles (1,181 km, 638 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESS to ILD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 4m 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 ESS to ILD?
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