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AER to ESB: distance & flight time
Sochi (Sochi International Airport) → Ankara (Esenboğa International Airport)
426 mi
685 km · 370 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
426 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m 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
- AER — Sochi International Airport · Sochi, Russia
- ESB — Esenboğa International Airport · Ankara, Turkey
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AER
- SUI · Sukhumi Dranda Airport72 mi away
- KRR · Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport116 mi away
- GDZ · Gelendzhik Airport124 mi away
Near ESB
- ANK · Etimesgut Air Base20 mi away
- KFS · Kastamonu Airport92 mi away
- ONQ · Zonguldak Airport106 mi away
- NAV · Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AER from ESB?
The flight distance from Sochi (AER) to Ankara (ESB) is 426 miles (685 km, 370 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AER to ESB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 AER to ESB?
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