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ESS to KEL: distance & flight time
Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport) → Kiel (Kiel-Holtenau Airport)
245 mi
395 km · 213 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
245 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- KEL — Kiel-Holtenau Airport · Kiel, Germany
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 KEL
- EUM · Neumünster Airport22 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base26 mi away
- FLF · Flensburg-Schäferhaus Airport41 mi away
- SGD · Sønderborg Airport43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESS from KEL?
The flight distance from Essen (ESS) to Kiel (KEL) is 245 miles (395 km, 213 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESS to KEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m 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 KEL?
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