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ESB to PDV: distance & flight time
Ankara (Esenboğa International Airport) → Plovdiv (Plovdiv International Airport)
445 mi
715 km · 386 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
445 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- PDV — Plovdiv International Airport · Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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 PDV
- SZR · Stara Zagora Airport46 mi away
- KVA · Alexander the Great International Airport81 mi away
- JAM · Bezmer Air Base81 mi away
- SOF · Sofia Airport85 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESB from PDV?
The flight distance from Ankara (ESB) to Plovdiv (PDV) is 445 miles (715 km, 386 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESB to PDV?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 PDV?
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