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ESS to POA: distance & flight time
Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
6,636 mi
10,679 km · 5,766 nm
13h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
6,636 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 29m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ESS — Essen Mulheim Airport · Essen, Germany
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
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 POA
- CXJ · Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport55 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport137 mi away
- PET · João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport137 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESS from POA?
The flight distance from Essen (ESS) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 6,636 miles (10,679 km, 5,766 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESS to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 29m 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 time difference between Essen and Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 5 hours behind Essen.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESS to POA?
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