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SKX to ESL: distance & flight time
Saransk (Saransk Airport) → Elista (Elista Airport)
537 mi
864 km · 467 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
537 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SKX — Saransk Airport · Saransk, Russia
- 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 SKX
- PEZ · Penza Airport71 mi away
- ULV · Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport122 mi away
- ULY · Ulyanovsk East Airport146 mi away
Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SKX from ESL?
The flight distance from Saransk (SKX) to Elista (ESL) is 537 miles (864 km, 467 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SKX to ESL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 38m 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 SKX to ESL?
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