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RHT to ESL: distance & flight time
Alxa Right Banner (Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport) → Elista (Elista Airport)
2,878 mi
4,632 km · 2,501 nm
6h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,878 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 7m 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
- RHT — Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport · Alxa Right Banner, China
- 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 RHT
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport55 mi away
- JIC · Jinchuan Airport64 mi away
Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RHT from ESL?
The flight distance from Alxa Right Banner (RHT) to Elista (ESL) is 2,878 miles (4,632 km, 2,501 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RHT to ESL?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 7m 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 RHT to ESL?
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