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ESL to NPE: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → NAPIER (Hawke's Bay Airport)
10,026 mi
16,135 km · 8,712 nm
20h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
10,026 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 8m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ESL — Elista Airport · Elista, Russia
- NPE — Hawke's Bay Airport · NAPIER, New Zealand
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 NPE
- WIR · Wairoa Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport66 mi away
- GIS · Gisborne Airport81 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from NPE?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to NAPIER (NPE) is 10,026 miles (16,135 km, 8,712 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to NPE?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 8m 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 NAPIER?
NAPIER is 9 hours ahead of Elista.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESL to NPE?
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