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ESL to CDE: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Chengde (Chengde Puning Airport)
3,563 mi
5,734 km · 3,096 nm
7h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,563 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 27m 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
- ESL — Elista Airport · Elista, Russia
- CDE — Chengde Puning Airport · Chengde, China
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 CDE
- CIF · Chifeng Airport88 mi away
- PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport106 mi away
- BPE · Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport113 mi away
- SHP · Shanhaiguan Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from CDE?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Chengde (CDE) is 3,563 miles (5,734 km, 3,096 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to CDE?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 27m 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 CDE?
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