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DCU to ESL: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Elista (Elista Airport)
6,071 mi
9,771 km · 5,276 nm
12h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,071 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 22m 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, United States
- 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 DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 mi away
Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DCU from ESL?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Elista (ESL) is 6,071 miles (9,771 km, 5,276 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to ESL?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 22m 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 DCU to ESL?
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