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URE to ESS: distance & flight time
Kuressaare (Kuressaare Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
776 mi
1,249 km · 674 nm
2h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
776 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 9m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- URE — Kuressaare Airport · Kuressaare, Estonia
- 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 URE
- KDL · Kärdla Airport54 mi away
- VNT · Ventspils International Airport70 mi away
- EPU · Pärnu Airport72 mi away
- RIX · Riga International Airport105 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 URE from ESS?
The flight distance from Kuressaare (URE) to Essen (ESS) is 776 miles (1,249 km, 674 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from URE to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 9m 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 Kuressaare and Essen?
Essen is 1 hour behind Kuressaare.
What is the cheapest way to fly from URE to ESS?
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