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GLU to ESL: distance & flight time
Gelephu (Gelephu Airport) → Elista (Elista Airport)
2,838 mi
4,568 km · 2,467 nm
6h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,838 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 2m 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
- GLU — Gelephu Airport · Gelephu, Bhutan
- ESL — Elista Airport · Elista, Russia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GLU
- BUT · Bathpalathang Airport50 mi away
- COH · Cooch Behar Airport73 mi away
- PBH · Paro Airport73 mi away
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport88 mi away
Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GLU from ESL?
The flight distance from Gelephu (GLU) to Elista (ESL) is 2,838 miles (4,568 km, 2,467 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLU to ESL?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 2m 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 GLU to ESL?
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