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SKP to ESB: distance & flight time
Skopje (Skopje Alexander the Great Airport) → Ankara (Esenboğa International Airport)
606 mi
975 km · 526 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
606 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SKP — Skopje Alexander the Great Airport · Skopje, Macedonia
- ESB — Esenboğa International Airport · Ankara, Turkey
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SKP
- PRN · Priština International Airport52 mi away
- OHD · Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport71 mi away
- INI · Nis Airport96 mi away
- TIA · Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa105 mi away
Near ESB
- ANK · Etimesgut Air Base20 mi away
- KFS · Kastamonu Airport92 mi away
- ONQ · Zonguldak Airport106 mi away
- NAV · Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SKP from ESB?
The flight distance from Skopje (SKP) to Ankara (ESB) is 606 miles (975 km, 526 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SKP to ESB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 time difference between Skopje and Ankara?
Ankara is 1 hour ahead of Skopje.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SKP to ESB?
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