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SKN to ESS: distance & flight time
Stokmarknes (Stokmarknes Skagen Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
1,217 mi
1,958 km · 1,057 nm
3h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,217 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 7m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SKN — Stokmarknes Skagen Airport · Stokmarknes, Norway
- 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 SKN
- SVJ · Svolvær Helle Airport25 mi away
- EVE · Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes42 mi away
- LKN · Leknes Airport47 mi away
- ANX · Andøya Airport56 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 SKN from ESS?
The flight distance from Stokmarknes (SKN) to Essen (ESS) is 1,217 miles (1,958 km, 1,057 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SKN to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 7m 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 SKN to ESS?
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