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ESL to SFT: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport)
1,536 mi
2,472 km · 1,335 nm
3h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,536 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 29m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ESL — Elista Airport · Elista, Russia
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
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 SFT
- UME · Umeå Airport62 mi away
- LYC · Lycksele Airport70 mi away
- LLA · Luleå Airport70 mi away
- AJR · Arvidsjaur Airport85 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from SFT?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Skelleftea (SFT) is 1,536 miles (2,472 km, 1,335 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to SFT?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 29m 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 Skelleftea?
Skelleftea is 1 hour behind Elista.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESL to SFT?
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