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ESS to YAL: distance & flight time
Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
4,890 mi
7,869 km · 4,249 nm
10h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,890 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 3m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YAL — Alert Bay Airport · Alert Bay, Canada
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 YAL
- YZT · Port Hardy Airport21 mi away
- YBL · Campbell River Airport85 mi away
- YQQ · Comox Airport108 mi away
- YAZ · Tofino / Long Beach Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESS from YAL?
The flight distance from Essen (ESS) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 4,890 miles (7,869 km, 4,249 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESS to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 3m 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 YAL?
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