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UBJ to ESS: distance & flight time
Yamaguchi (Yamaguchi Ube Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
5,645 mi
9,085 km · 4,906 nm
11h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,645 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 32m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- UBJ — Yamaguchi Ube Airport · Yamaguchi, Japan
- 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 UBJ
- KKJ · Kitakyūshū Airport15 mi away
- OIT · Oita Airport41 mi away
- FUK · Fukuoka Airport53 mi away
- IWK · Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station57 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 UBJ from ESS?
The flight distance from Yamaguchi (UBJ) to Essen (ESS) is 5,645 miles (9,085 km, 4,906 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from UBJ to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 32m 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 time difference between Yamaguchi and Essen?
Essen is 7 hours behind Yamaguchi.
What is the cheapest way to fly from UBJ to ESS?
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