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ESL to IOA: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Ioannina (Ioannina Airport)
1,268 mi
2,040 km · 1,102 nm
3h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,268 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 13m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- IOA — Ioannina Airport · Ioannina, 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 IOA
- CFU · Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport49 mi away
- PVK · Aktion National Airport53 mi away
- KSO · Kastoria National Airport57 mi away
- KZI · Filippos Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from IOA?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Ioannina (IOA) is 1,268 miles (2,040 km, 1,102 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to IOA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 13m 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 IOA?
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