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ESS to RMS: distance & flight time
Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport) → Ramstein (Ramstein Air Base)
139 mi
224 km · 121 nm
50m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
139 miles nonstop takes roughly 50m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- RMS — Ramstein Air Base · Ramstein, 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 RMS
- ZQW · Zweibrücken Airport18 mi away
- FRA · Frankfurt am Main Airport60 mi away
- SCN · Saarbrücken Airport27 mi away
- HHN · Frankfurt-Hahn Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESS from RMS?
The flight distance from Essen (ESS) to Ramstein (RMS) is 139 miles (224 km, 121 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESS to RMS?
A nonstop flight takes about 50m 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 RMS?
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