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TKU to ESL: distance & flight time
Turku (Turku Airport) → Elista (Elista Airport)
1,321 mi
2,126 km · 1,148 nm
3h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,321 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 20m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- TKU — Turku Airport · Turku, Finland
- 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 TKU
- POR · Pori Airport67 mi away
- TMP · Tampere-Pirkkala Airport77 mi away
- MHQ · Mariehamn Airport85 mi away
- HYV · Hyvinkää Airfield89 mi away
Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TKU from ESL?
The flight distance from Turku (TKU) to Elista (ESL) is 1,321 miles (2,126 km, 1,148 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TKU to ESL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 20m 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 TKU to ESL?
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