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ESL to RHT: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Alxa Right Banner (Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport)
2,878 mi
4,632 km · 2,501 nm
6h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,878 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 7m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- RHT — Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport · Alxa Right Banner, China
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 RHT
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport55 mi away
- JIC · Jinchuan Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from RHT?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Alxa Right Banner (RHT) is 2,878 miles (4,632 km, 2,501 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to RHT?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 7m 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 cheapest way to fly from ESL to RHT?
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