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ESL to GZI: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Ghazni (Ghazni Airport)
1,544 mi
2,484 km · 1,341 nm
3h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,544 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 30m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- GZI — Ghazni Airport · Ghazni, 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 GZI
- OAS · Sharana Airstrip37 mi away
- OAA · Shank Air Base47 mi away
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport85 mi away
- KHT · Khost Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from GZI?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Ghazni (GZI) is 1,544 miles (2,484 km, 1,341 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to GZI?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 30m 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 GZI?
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