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ESL to YNT: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Yantai (Yantai Laishan Airport)
3,853 mi
6,201 km · 3,348 nm
8h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,853 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 1m 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
- YNT — Yantai Laishan Airport · Yantai, 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 YNT
- WEH · Weihai Airport49 mi away
- TAO · Liuting Airport96 mi away
- DLC · Zhoushuizi Airport108 mi away
- WEF · Weifang Airport135 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from YNT?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Yantai (YNT) is 3,853 miles (6,201 km, 3,348 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to YNT?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 1m 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 Yantai?
Yantai is 5 hours ahead of Elista.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESL to YNT?
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