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VAW to ESS: distance & flight time
Vardø (Vardø Airport, Svartnes) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
1,517 mi
2,441 km · 1,318 nm
3h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,517 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 26m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- VAW — Vardø Airport, Svartnes · Vardø, 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 VAW
- VDS · Vadsø Airport34 mi away
- BJF · Båtsfjord Airport36 mi away
- KKN · Kirkenes Airport (Høybuktmoen)51 mi away
- BVG · Berlevåg Airport58 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 VAW from ESS?
The flight distance from Vardø (VAW) to Essen (ESS) is 1,517 miles (2,441 km, 1,318 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VAW to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 26m 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 VAW to ESS?
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