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PLV to ESL: distance & flight time
Poltava (Suprunovka Airport) → Elista (Elista Airport)
509 mi
820 km · 443 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
509 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- PLV — Suprunovka Airport · Poltava, Ukraine
- 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 PLV
- HRK · Kharkiv International Airport88 mi away
- DNK · Dnipropetrovsk International Airport90 mi away
- CKC · Cherkasy International Airport108 mi away
- KWG · Kryvyi Rih International Airport118 mi away
Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PLV from ESL?
The flight distance from Poltava (PLV) to Elista (ESL) is 509 miles (820 km, 443 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLV to ESL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 34m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from PLV to ESL?
Nonstop service on PLV–ESL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 34m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PLV to ESL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PLV–ESL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PLV to ESL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PLV–ESL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.