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NKT to ESL: distance & flight time
Cizre (Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport) → Elista (Elista Airport)
633 mi
1,019 km · 550 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
633 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m 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
- NKT — Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport · Cizre, Turkey
- 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 NKT
- SXZ · Siirt Airport44 mi away
- KAC · Kamishly Airport53 mi away
- BAL · Batman Airport65 mi away
- MQM · Mardin Airport79 mi away
Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NKT from ESL?
The flight distance from Cizre (NKT) to Elista (ESL) is 633 miles (1,019 km, 550 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NKT to ESL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m 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 NKT to ESL?
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