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QEF to ESS: distance & flight time
Egelsbach (Frankfurt-Egelsbach Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
125 mi
201 km · 108 nm
48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
125 miles nonstop takes roughly 48m 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
- QEF — Frankfurt-Egelsbach Airport · Egelsbach, Germany
- 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 QEF
- FRA · Frankfurt am Main Airport6 mi away
- WIE · Wiesbaden Army Airfield16 mi away
- ZNF · Hanau Army Air Field20 mi away
- MHG · Mannheim-City Airport34 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 QEF from ESS?
The flight distance from Egelsbach (QEF) to Essen (ESS) is 125 miles (201 km, 108 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QEF to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 48m 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 QEF to ESS?
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