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ESL to OAI: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
1,517 mi
2,442 km · 1,318 nm
3h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,517 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 26m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ESL — Elista Airport · Elista, Russia
- OAI — Bagram Air Base · Kabul, 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 OAI
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport26 mi away
- OAA · Shank Air Base72 mi away
- JAA · Jalalabad Airport80 mi away
- BIN · Bamiyan Airport83 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from OAI?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Kabul (OAI) is 1,517 miles (2,442 km, 1,318 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 26m 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 OAI?
Nonstop service on ESL–OAI 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 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Elista and Kabul?
Kabul is 1.5 hours ahead of Elista.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESL to OAI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ESL–OAI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ESL to OAI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ESL–OAI 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.