Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
WFK to ESS: distance & flight time
Frenchville (Northern Aroostook Regional Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
3,248 mi
5,226 km · 2,822 nm
6h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
See live WFK→ESS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
3,248 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 50m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WFK — Northern Aroostook Regional Airport · Frenchville, United States
- ESS — Essen Mulheim Airport · Essen, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near WFK
- YSL · St Leonard Airport24 mi away
- CAR · Caribou Municipal Airport32 mi away
- PQI · Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle43 mi away
- YRI · Rivière-du-Loup Airport68 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 WFK from ESS?
The flight distance from Frenchville (WFK) to Essen (ESS) is 3,248 miles (5,226 km, 2,822 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WFK to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 50m 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 Frenchville and Essen?
Essen is 6 hours ahead of Frenchville.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WFK to ESS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WFK–ESS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.