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ESL to SDG: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Sanandaj (Sanandaj Airport)
781 mi
1,258 km · 679 nm
2h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+0.5h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
781 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 10m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 0.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ESL — Elista Airport · Elista, Russia
- SDG — Sanandaj Airport · Sanandaj, Iran
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Near SDG
- KSH · Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport63 mi away
- HDM · Hamadan Airport91 mi away
- ISU · Sulaymaniyah International Airport98 mi away
- IIL · Ilam Airport120 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from SDG?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Sanandaj (SDG) is 781 miles (1,258 km, 679 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to SDG?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 10m 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 Sanandaj?
Sanandaj is 0.5 hours ahead of Elista.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESL to SDG?
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