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ESL to XMN: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Xiamen (Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport)
4,255 mi
6,848 km · 3,698 nm
8h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,255 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 49m 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
- XMN — Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · Xiamen, 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 XMN
- KNH · Kinmen Airport17 mi away
- JJN · Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport34 mi away
- MZG · Makung Airport116 mi away
- LCX · Longyan Guanzhishan Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from XMN?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Xiamen (XMN) is 4,255 miles (6,848 km, 3,698 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to XMN?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 49m 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 Xiamen?
Xiamen is 5 hours ahead of Elista.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESL to XMN?
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