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ESB to ESL: distance & flight time
Ankara (Esenboğa International Airport) → Elista (Elista Airport)
714 mi
1,149 km · 621 nm
2h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
714 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 1m 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
- ESB — Esenboğa International Airport · 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 ESB
- ANK · Etimesgut Air Base20 mi away
- KFS · Kastamonu Airport92 mi away
- ONQ · Zonguldak Airport106 mi away
- NAV · Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport125 mi away
Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESB from ESL?
The flight distance from Ankara (ESB) to Elista (ESL) is 714 miles (1,149 km, 621 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESB to ESL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 ESB to ESL?
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