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GBA to ESS: distance & flight time
Pailton (Cotswold Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
387 mi
622 km · 336 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
387 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBA — Cotswold Airport · Pailton, United Kingdom
- 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 GBA
- FFD · RAF Fairford11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham12 mi away
- GLO · Gloucestershire Airport16 mi away
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton21 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 GBA from ESS?
The flight distance from Pailton (GBA) to Essen (ESS) is 387 miles (622 km, 336 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBA to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 Pailton and Essen?
Essen is 1 hour ahead of Pailton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBA to ESS?
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