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LFQ to ESS: distance & flight time
LINFEN (Linfen Qiaoli Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
4,875 mi
7,845 km · 4,236 nm
10h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,875 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 1m 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
- LFQ — Linfen Qiaoli Airport · LINFEN, 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 LFQ
- YCU · Yuncheng Guangong Airport78 mi away
- CIH · Changzhi Airport83 mi away
- LYA · Luoyang Airport105 mi away
- LLV · Lüliang Airport111 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 LFQ from ESS?
The flight distance from LINFEN (LFQ) to Essen (ESS) is 4,875 miles (7,845 km, 4,236 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LFQ to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 1m 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 LFQ to ESS?
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