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ESL to POA: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
7,931 mi
12,763 km · 6,892 nm
16h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
7,931 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 1m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ESL — Elista Airport · Elista, Russia
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
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 POA
- CXJ · Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport55 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport137 mi away
- PET · João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport137 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from POA?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 7,931 miles (12,763 km, 6,892 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 1m 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 Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 6 hours behind Elista.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESL to POA?
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