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ESL to TYN: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Taiyuan (Taiyuan Wusu Airport)
3,444 mi
5,542 km · 2,993 nm
7h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,444 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 13m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ESL — Elista Airport · Elista, Russia
- TYN — Taiyuan Wusu Airport · Taiyuan, 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 TYN
- WUT · Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport62 mi away
- LLV · Lüliang Airport81 mi away
- CIH · Changzhi Airport107 mi away
- SJW · Shijiazhuang Daguocun International Airport119 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from TYN?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Taiyuan (TYN) is 3,444 miles (5,542 km, 2,993 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to TYN?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 13m 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 Taiyuan?
Taiyuan is 5 hours ahead of Elista.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESL to TYN?
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