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ESL to BUT: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Jakar (Bathpalathang Airport)
2,821 mi
4,540 km · 2,452 nm
6h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,821 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h gate to gate, flying east. 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
- ESL — Elista Airport · Elista, Russia
- BUT — Bathpalathang Airport · Jakar, Bhutan
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 BUT
- GLU · Gelephu Airport50 mi away
- PBH · Paro Airport82 mi away
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport113 mi away
- COH · Cooch Behar Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from BUT?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Jakar (BUT) is 2,821 miles (4,540 km, 2,452 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to BUT?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 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 ESL to BUT?
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