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ESL to CHQ: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Chania (Chania International Airport)
1,286 mi
2,070 km · 1,118 nm
3h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,286 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 16m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- CHQ — Chania International Airport · Chania, Greece
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 CHQ
- HER · Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport60 mi away
- KIT · Kithira Airport82 mi away
- MLO · Milos Airport83 mi away
- JTR · Santorini Airport96 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from CHQ?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Chania (CHQ) is 1,286 miles (2,070 km, 1,118 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to CHQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 16m 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 CHQ?
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