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LIT to ESS: distance & flight time
Little Rock (Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
4,745 mi
7,637 km · 4,123 nm
9h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,745 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 46m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LIT — Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field · Little Rock, 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 LIT
- LRF · Little Rock Air Force Base14 mi away
- PBF · Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field42 mi away
- HOT · Memorial Field53 mi away
- UTM · Tunica Municipal Airport107 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 LIT from ESS?
The flight distance from Little Rock (LIT) to Essen (ESS) is 4,745 miles (7,637 km, 4,123 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LIT to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 46m 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 Little Rock and Essen?
Essen is 7 hours ahead of Little Rock.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LIT to ESS?
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