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KIK to ESL: distance & flight time
Kirkuk (Kirkuk Air Base) → Elista (Elista Airport)
753 mi
1,213 km · 655 nm
2h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
753 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 6m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- KIK — Kirkuk Air Base · Kirkuk, Iraq
- 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 KIK
- ISU · Sulaymaniyah International Airport55 mi away
- EBL · Erbil International Airport57 mi away
- RQW · Qayyarah West Airport72 mi away
- OSM · Mosul International Airport89 mi away
Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KIK from ESL?
The flight distance from Kirkuk (KIK) to Elista (ESL) is 753 miles (1,213 km, 655 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KIK to ESL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 6m 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 KIK to ESL?
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