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SCQ to ESS: distance & flight time
Santiago (Santiago de Compostela Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
927 mi
1,492 km · 806 nm
2h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
927 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 29m 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
- SCQ — Santiago de Compostela Airport · Santiago, Spain
- 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 SCQ
- LCG · A Coruña Airport28 mi away
- VGO · Vigo Airport47 mi away
- BGZ · Braga Municipal Aerodrome90 mi away
- BGC · Bragança Airport113 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 SCQ from ESS?
The flight distance from Santiago (SCQ) to Essen (ESS) is 927 miles (1,492 km, 806 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCQ to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 29m 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 SCQ to ESS?
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