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ANK to ESL: distance & flight time
Ankara (Etimesgut Air Base) → Elista (Elista Airport)
734 mi
1,182 km · 638 nm
2h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
734 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 4m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- ANK — Etimesgut Air Base · Ankara, Turkey
- ESL — Elista Airport · Elista, Russia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ANK
- ESB · Esenboğa International Airport20 mi away
- KFS · Kastamonu Airport111 mi away
- ESK · Eskişehir Air Base112 mi away
- ONQ · Zonguldak Airport112 mi away
Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ANK from ESL?
The flight distance from Ankara (ANK) to Elista (ESL) is 734 miles (1,182 km, 638 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ANK to ESL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 4m 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 ANK to ESL?
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