Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
ESL to MLI: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Moline (Quad City International Airport)
5,764 mi
9,276 km · 5,009 nm
11h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
See live ESL→MLI fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,764 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 46m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ESL — Elista Airport · Elista, Russia
- MLI — Quad City International Airport · Moline, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Near MLI
- CWI · Clinton Municipal Airport28 mi away
- GBG · Galesburg Municipal Airport35 mi away
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport55 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport56 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from MLI?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Moline (MLI) is 5,764 miles (9,276 km, 5,009 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to MLI?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 46m 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 Moline?
Moline is 8 hours behind Elista.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESL to MLI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ESL–MLI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.