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ESS to LEN: distance & flight time
Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport) → Leon (Leon Airport)
848 mi
1,365 km · 737 nm
2h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
848 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 19m 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
- LEN — Leon Airport · Leon, 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 LEN
- OVD · Asturias Airport70 mi away
- VLL · Valladolid Airport74 mi away
- BGC · Bragança Airport74 mi away
- RGS · Burgos Airport105 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESS from LEN?
The flight distance from Essen (ESS) to Leon (LEN) is 848 miles (1,365 km, 737 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESS to LEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 19m 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 LEN?
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