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HZP to ESS: distance & flight time
Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
4,159 mi
6,693 km · 3,614 nm
8h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,159 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 37m 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
- HZP — Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport · Wood Buffalo, Canada
- 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 HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 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 HZP from ESS?
The flight distance from Wood Buffalo (HZP) to Essen (ESS) is 4,159 miles (6,693 km, 3,614 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HZP to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 37m 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 HZP to ESS?
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