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FRA to ESS: distance & flight time
Frankfurt (Frankfurt am Main Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
119 mi
191 km · 103 nm
47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
119 miles nonstop takes roughly 47m 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
- FRA — Frankfurt am Main Airport · Frankfurt, Germany
- ESS — Essen Mulheim Airport · Essen, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FRA
- QEF · Frankfurt-Egelsbach Airport6 mi away
- WIE · Wiesbaden Army Airfield11 mi away
- ZNF · Hanau Army Air Field20 mi away
- MHG · Mannheim-City Airport39 mi away
Near ESS
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport11 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport22 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport30 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRA from ESS?
The flight distance from Frankfurt (FRA) to Essen (ESS) is 119 miles (191 km, 103 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRA to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 47m 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 FRA to ESS?
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