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ESL to BIN: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Bamyan (Bamiyan Airport)
1,460 mi
2,349 km · 1,268 nm
3h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1.5h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,460 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 38m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ESL — Elista Airport · Elista, Russia
- BIN — Bamiyan Airport · Bamyan, Afghanistan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Near BIN
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport81 mi away
- OAI · Bagram Air Base83 mi away
- OAA · Shank Air Base95 mi away
- GZI · Ghazni Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from BIN?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Bamyan (BIN) is 1,460 miles (2,349 km, 1,268 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to BIN?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 38m 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 time difference between Elista and Bamyan?
Bamyan is 1.5 hours ahead of Elista.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESL to BIN?
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