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LWT to ESS: distance & flight time
Lewistown (Lewistown Municipal Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
4,662 mi
7,503 km · 4,052 nm
9h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,662 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 37m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LWT — Lewistown Municipal Airport · Lewistown, 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 LWT
- GTF · Great Falls International Airport94 mi away
- BIL · Billings Logan International Airport96 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport104 mi away
- LVM · Mission Field104 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 LWT from ESS?
The flight distance from Lewistown (LWT) to Essen (ESS) is 4,662 miles (7,503 km, 4,052 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LWT to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 37m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LWT to ESS?
Nonstop service on LWT–ESS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 9h 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lewistown and Essen?
Essen is 8 hours ahead of Lewistown.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LWT to ESS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LWT–ESS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LWT to ESS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LWT–ESS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.