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ESL to URE: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Kuressaare (Kuressaare Airport)
1,223 mi
1,969 km · 1,063 nm
3h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,223 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 8m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- URE — Kuressaare Airport · Kuressaare, Estonia
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 URE
- KDL · Kärdla Airport54 mi away
- VNT · Ventspils International Airport70 mi away
- EPU · Pärnu Airport72 mi away
- RIX · Riga International Airport105 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from URE?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Kuressaare (URE) is 1,223 miles (1,969 km, 1,063 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to URE?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 8m 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 URE?
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