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ESB to KYE: distance & flight time
Ankara (Esenboğa International Airport) → Kleiat (Rene Mouawad Air Base)
417 mi
671 km · 362 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
417 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- KYE — Rene Mouawad Air Base · Kleiat, Lebanon
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 KYE
- LTK · Bassel Al-Assad International Airport56 mi away
- BEY · Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport61 mi away
- DAM · Damascus International Airport86 mi away
- RPN · Ben Ya'akov Airport114 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESB from KYE?
The flight distance from Ankara (ESB) to Kleiat (KYE) is 417 miles (671 km, 362 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESB to KYE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from ESB to KYE?
Nonstop service on ESB–KYE depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 22m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESB to KYE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ESB–KYE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ESB to KYE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ESB–KYE tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.