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ESL to DET: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
5,505 mi
8,860 km · 4,784 nm
11h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,505 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 16m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ESL — Elista Airport · Elista, Russia
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from DET?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Detroit (DET) is 5,505 miles (8,860 km, 4,784 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 time difference between Elista and Detroit?
Detroit is 7 hours behind Elista.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESL to DET?
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