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ZMG to ESS: distance & flight time
Magdeburg (Magdeburg "City" Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
206 mi
331 km · 179 nm
1h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
206 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 1m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- ZMG — Magdeburg "City" Airport · Magdeburg, Germany
- 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 ZMG
- CSO · Cochstedt Airport17 mi away
- KOQ · Köthen Airport28 mi away
- BWE · Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport48 mi away
- LEJ · Leipzig/Halle Airport52 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 ZMG from ESS?
The flight distance from Magdeburg (ZMG) to Essen (ESS) is 206 miles (331 km, 179 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ZMG to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 1m 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 ZMG to ESS?
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