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YIW to ESS: distance & flight time
Yiwu (Yiwu Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
5,543 mi
8,921 km · 4,817 nm
11h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,543 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 20m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YIW — Yiwu Airport · Yiwu, China
- 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 YIW
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport66 mi away
- JUZ · Quzhou Airport73 mi away
- NGB · Ningbo Lishe International Airport92 mi away
- HYN · Huangyan Luqiao Airport100 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 YIW from ESS?
The flight distance from Yiwu (YIW) to Essen (ESS) is 5,543 miles (8,921 km, 4,817 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIW to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 20m 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 Yiwu and Essen?
Essen is 6 hours behind Yiwu.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIW to ESS?
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