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ESL to KSO: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Kastoria (Kastoria National Airport)
1,222 mi
1,967 km · 1,062 nm
3h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,222 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 7m 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
- KSO — Kastoria National Airport · Kastoria, Greece
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Near KSO
- KZI · Filippos Airport31 mi away
- IOA · Ioannina Airport57 mi away
- OHD · Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport58 mi away
- LRA · Larisa Airport83 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from KSO?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Kastoria (KSO) is 1,222 miles (1,967 km, 1,062 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to KSO?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 7m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from ESL to KSO?
Nonstop service on ESL–KSO depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 3h 7m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESL to KSO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ESL–KSO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ESL to KSO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ESL–KSO tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.