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HUN to ESS: distance & flight time
Hualien (Hualien Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
5,900 mi
9,496 km · 5,127 nm
12h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,900 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 2m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HUN — Hualien Airport · Hualien, Taiwan
- 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 HUN
- TXG · Taichung Airport62 mi away
- RMQ · Taichung Ching Chuang Kang Airport65 mi away
- HSZ · Hsinchu Air Base70 mi away
- TSA · Taipei Songshan Airport72 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 HUN from ESS?
The flight distance from Hualien (HUN) to Essen (ESS) is 5,900 miles (9,496 km, 5,127 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HUN to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 2m 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 Hualien and Essen?
Essen is 6 hours behind Hualien.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HUN to ESS?
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