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API to ESL: distance & flight time
Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base) → Elista (Elista Airport)
7,303 mi
11,753 km · 6,346 nm
14h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,303 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 47m 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
- API — Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base · Apiay, Colombia
- 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 API
- VVC · Vanguardia Airport7 mi away
- BOG · El Dorado International Airport59 mi away
- GIR · Santiago Vila Airport86 mi away
- IBE · Perales Airport111 mi away
Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is API from ESL?
The flight distance from Apiay (API) to Elista (ESL) is 7,303 miles (11,753 km, 6,346 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from API to ESL?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 47m 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 API to ESL?
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