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HAF to ESS: distance & flight time
Half Moon Bay (Half Moon Bay Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
5,576 mi
8,974 km · 4,845 nm
11h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,576 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 24m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- HAF — Half Moon Bay Airport · Half Moon Bay, United States
- 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 HAF
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport10 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport14 mi away
- OAK · Metropolitan Oakland International Airport21 mi away
- PAO · Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County21 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 HAF from ESS?
The flight distance from Half Moon Bay (HAF) to Essen (ESS) is 5,576 miles (8,974 km, 4,845 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HAF to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 24m 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 HAF to ESS?
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