Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RTN to ESS: distance & flight time
Raton (Raton Municipal-Crews Field) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
5,075 mi
8,168 km · 4,410 nm
10h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading northeast
See live RTN→ESS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,075 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 25m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- RTN — Raton Municipal-Crews Field · Raton, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near RTN
- TSM · Taos Regional Airport68 mi away
- LVS · Las Vegas Municipal Airport83 mi away
- ALS · San Luis Valley Regional Bergman Field89 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial 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 RTN from ESS?
The flight distance from Raton (RTN) to Essen (ESS) is 5,075 miles (8,168 km, 4,410 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RTN to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 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 RTN to ESS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RTN–ESS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.