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HNY to ESS: distance & flight time
Hengyang (Hengyang Nanyue Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
5,408 mi
8,704 km · 4,700 nm
11h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,408 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 4m 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
- HNY — Hengyang Nanyue Airport · Hengyang, China
- 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 HNY
- LLF · Lingling Airport74 mi away
- CSX · Changsha Huanghua International Airport96 mi away
- YIC · Yichun Mingyueshan Airport120 mi away
- WGN · Shaoyang Wugang Airport123 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 HNY from ESS?
The flight distance from Hengyang (HNY) to Essen (ESS) is 5,408 miles (8,704 km, 4,700 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HNY to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 4m 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 HNY to ESS?
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