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RKE to ESS: distance & flight time
Copenhagen (Copenhagen Roskilde Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
359 mi
578 km · 312 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
359 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- RKE — Copenhagen Roskilde Airport · Copenhagen, Denmark
- 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 RKE
- CPH · Copenhagen Kastrup Airport21 mi away
- MMX · Malmö Sturup Airport49 mi away
- AGH · Ängelholm-Helsingborg Airport56 mi away
- MRW · Lolland Falster Maribo Airport67 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 RKE from ESS?
The flight distance from Copenhagen (RKE) to Essen (ESS) is 359 miles (578 km, 312 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RKE to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 RKE to ESS?
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