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SLD to ESS: distance & flight time
Sliac (Sliač Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
573 mi
923 km · 498 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
573 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m 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
- SLD — Sliač Airport · Sliac, Slovakia
- 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 SLD
- ILZ · Žilina Airport47 mi away
- TAT · Poprad-Tatry Airport59 mi away
- PZY · Piešťany Airport60 mi away
- UHE · Kunovice Airport82 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 SLD from ESS?
The flight distance from Sliac (SLD) to Essen (ESS) is 573 miles (923 km, 498 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLD to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m 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 SLD to ESS?
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